Unintended consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan
As international worries deepen over developments in Syria and Mali, the West must be cautious about leading the pack when it comes to saying what should be done. Because the events now playing out in Syria and Mali are, in no small part, the unintended consequences of American, British and French foreign policy ...
What is in Store for Mali?
The situation in Mali changed radically after France intervened in the
conflict
between the Tuareg people, Islamic fundamentalists and rebels who ousted President Amadou Toure. Although the country’s north is now under French and Malian ...
... of international politics. Right after his success at the elections in May 2012 he was heavily criticized for failing to organize an international intervention into Libya even without a Security Council mandate. Perhaps France’s intervention in Mali in January 2013 is another chance for Hollande to show himself as a strong leader who is able to control international political crises.
But why Mali? Mali is just another classical example of a country in African region that has been in a situation ...
Interview
On January, 11 France deployed troops to Mali to halt the southern advancement of Islamist forces. The intervention was backed by the United Nations Security Council, with NATO allies providing logistical and intelligence support. Yet some analysts believe that Mali might turn into another Afghanistan ...
What will become of Mali?
The Arab Spring and NATO aggression against Libya have triggered irreversible and highly dangerous processes in the Sahara-Sahel region. The Tuareg exodus from Libya has resulted in a military coup in Mali, a separatist war in the country’s ...