What is next for Mali? : the roots of conflict and challenges to stability / Dona J. Stewart.
In March 2012, the government of Mali, one of the most touted symbols of Africa's democratic potential, fell in a military-executed coup. At the same time, a 4-decades old rebellion among Tuaregs seeking autonomy or independence reached new heights fueled by weapons from Libya and the belief th...
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| Other title: | Roots of conflict and challenges to stability. |
| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Carlisle Barracks, PA :
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press,
2013.
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| Summary: | In March 2012, the government of Mali, one of the most touted symbols of Africa's democratic potential, fell in a military-executed coup. At the same time, a 4-decades old rebellion among Tuaregs seeking autonomy or independence reached new heights fueled by weapons from Libya and the belief that the Arab Spring could extend to northern Mali. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and their allies were quick to capitalize on the increasing chaos in a territory characterized by lack of government control and poverty and seized the major cities in the north. While French-led military intervention restored security to cities in the north, the underlying social, economic and political issues of the crisis remain. |
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| Item Description: | "November 2013." Format not distributed to depository libraries. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 86 pages : map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-86) |
| ISBN: | 1584876026 9781584876021 |