The French intervention and the African-led multilateral force have saved Mali from a total collapse. At the same time, the country is far from long-term stability.
The French intervention and the African-led multilateral force have saved Mali from a total collapse. At the same time, the country is far from long-term stability.
In light of France’s recent involvement in Mali, questions about the trajectory and length of this war are naturally coming to the fore. For me, a phrase that I keep thinking about is “the law of conservation of problems,” which comes from an environmental science text I once used. Featured in the text to […]
Finally, the French government has launched a military operation, under the code name Serval, in Mali after a distress call by the Malian President and in accordance with the U.N. Charter. The degradation of the internal situation in Mali and the growing risks of terrorism in Mali and its spread throughout the Sahel have been […]