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Research
Apr 20, 2017
تتناول هذه الدراسة متطلبات مكافحة الإرهاب في دولة مالي في ضوء التطورات الأخيرة في البيئة الأمنية للدولة: إن الخطر الإرهابي في مالي آخذ في التزايد ، لكن جيش مالي لا يزال غير فعال إلى حد كبير.
Commentary
Jan 23, 2017
Mali needs more international engagement, as well as serious pressure on the Malian state to strengthen its hold on the country. The key will be helping beyond just security force assistance and conventional economic development aid; Mali needs help governing.
Jan 12, 2017
The 2013 French intervention in Mali averted an al Qaeda-backed thrust toward the capital of Bamako and reduced the threat from other jihadist groups. To ensure that a new threat does not materialize, France will need staying power and support from its allies.
Aug 15, 2016
The leaders of France, Mali, and Turkey have declared formal states of emergency. France's Hollande and Mali's Keïta, while responding to real threats, are risking democracy. Erdogan appears to be targeting democracy and using Turkey's recent failed coup as a pretext.
Press
Dec 10, 2015
France's 2013 military intervention in Mali to stop Al Qa'ida from advancing was quick, effective, and relatively low cost. What France accomplished offers lessons for the fight against terrorist groups in Africa and worldwide.
Investigates France's 2013 military intervention in Mali and its lessons for America's fight against terrorists. Its assessment of new anti-terrorist military strategy will be of use to those in the foreign policy and national security communities.
Nov 17, 2015
There is a French way of warfare that reflects the French military's lack of resources and its modest sense of what it can achieve. They specialize in carefully apportioned and usually small but lethal operations, often behind the scenes.
Sep 8, 2015
While there is a need for stepped up military and police efforts against the self-proclaimed Macina Liberation Front, Mali's policymakers and their international partners need to focus on countering revivalist Islam, ideally by promoting Mali's other Islamic traditions, while finding ways to calm the inter-communal competition.
Jul 1, 2015
Worldwide, nearly 800 women die every day due to mostly preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than half of these deaths occur in fragile states torn by armed conflict and generalized violence.
May 1, 2015
This report examines prospects for stabilization in Mali; Mali's peace settlements since the early 1990s; factors contributing to stability in Mali's neighbor, Niger; and whether Niger might offer lessons for Mali.
توضح هذه الدراسة محتوى اتفاقيات السلام بشمال مالي ونتائجها مع مطلع تسعينيات القرن العشرين لتحديد الإخفاقات والنجاحات وتبحث العوامل التي تسهم في الاستقرار في البلد المجاور النيجر، وماهية الدروس المستفادة.
Mar 13, 2015
The March 7 terrorist attack that killed five people in a nightclub in Bamako, Mali, underscores the importance of international support for the West African country, which has become another front in the struggle against Islamist radicalism.
