| dc.description.abstract | The study provides a conceptual overview of terrorism its dimensions, perspectives, factors that influence it and how it affects a nation state. The study then looks at foreign policy in Kenya and how Kenya projects its foreign policy as a nation. The study then examines national security concept and its history; then examines the principles of national security and the pillars of national security in Kenya.
The theoretical framework for this study is based on the work of Graham T. Allison's three models that are used to analyse foreign policy decision making. Model I is the rational actor model which considers countries as unitary decision-makers and their actions as purposive, rational, and value-maximizing, Model II which looks at foreign policy actions as outputs of the organizations which combined constitute a government, and model III which conceives foreign policy actions as resultants of the politics, bargaining, idea-sharing and power-playing that goes on in the national government. The study uses these three models to explain how foreign policy is formulated in different situations to achieve national security goals.
The study finds that foreign policy decisions are used to counter terrorism threat in the country as well as achieve an environment that deters terrorist threat. The study also finds that national Security pillars are the main objectives used by the nation to further its foreign policy interests and to protect the country from terrorism threat. The study also finds that terrorism is synonymous to poor institutional mechanisms, corruption, porous borders, weak investigative and prosecutorial systems, and a population within which foreign jihadis can move with a fair degree of anonymity while finding some sympathy for their causes. The study also finds that Kenya hosts all the necessary elements for a terrorist safe haven. | en_US |
