Fiscal space and the fight against terrorism in the countries of the Liptako-Gourma region

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Abstract The security crisis has highlighted the urgent need to increase public funding in the defense and security sectors for countries facing terrorism. This study aims to analyze the bidirectional effects between fiscal space and counter-terrorism efforts in the Liptako-Gourma region. A fixed effects model with autocorrelation coefficients and AR (1) disturbances is applied to panel data covering the period from 2000 to 2021. The results show that expanding fiscal space is essential in a context of active terrorism. However, its effectiveness in combating terrorism depends on strong institutional quality. These findings underscore the need for a policy that combines good institutional governance with fiscal space expansion to effectively combat terrorism in the Liptako-Gourma region. Impact statement This work on the effect of fiscal space in the fight against terrorism in the Liptako-Gourma region sheds new light on the need to mobilize internal resources (tax revenues) to defend and secure the region. The results obtained are in line with reality, insofar as these countries are committed to endogenous development. This development implies locally-thought-out strategies, with an effort to mobilize internal resources so as no longer to depend exclusively on external funding. The governments of these countries have already embarked on this path, and the results confirm the vision adopted, with the emphasis on the quality of institutional governance.

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