This article from International Relations and Security Network, a publication based in Zurich, cites START's 2014 background report, "Boko Haram Recent Attacks". The authors argue that making Chad a 'go-to' partner for counterterrorism operations across Central and West Africa is a bad idea due to Chad's own social, economic and political problems.
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