| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 86 pages) : map |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Mali: background to a crisis -- The crisis unfolds -- The Sahel regional security framework -- Conclusion -- Endnotes |
| 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 |
| Notes |
"November 2013." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-86) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed Nov. 29, 2013) |
| Subject |
Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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| SUBJECT |
Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. fast (OCoLC)fst01916341 |
| Subject |
Political stability -- Mali
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Internal security -- Mali
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Insurgency -- Mali
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Autonomy and independence movements.
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Insurgency.
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Internal security.
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Politics and government
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Political stability.
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| SUBJECT |
Mali -- History -- Coup d'état, 2012.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2013001453
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Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2013001455
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Mali -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91003318
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Mali -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
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| Subject |
Mali.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, issuing body.
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Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.
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| ISBN |
1584876026 |
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9781584876021 |
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