Mali's Next Battle: Improving Counterterrorism Capabilities

Abstract

Malis terrorism problem is resurgent despite the 2013 French military intervention (Operation Serval), ongoing French combat operations(Operation Barkhane), and the activities of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).Complicating the situation is that Malis terrorist problem is intertwined with the broader conflict afflicting northern Malispecifically ,inter- and intracommunal strife between and among northern Malisethnic communities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1085108

Entities

People

  • Michael Shurkin
  • S. R. Zimmerman
  • Stephanie Pezard

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Information Systems
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies