Achieving peace in northern Mali : : past agreements, local conflicts, and the prospects for a durable settlement / / Stephanie Pezard, Michael Shurkin.

This report examines the prospects for stabilization in Mali following the political and military crisis that began in 2012. To this end, it examines Mali's peace settlements since the early 1990's to identify flaws and successes. The report also explores whether Mali's neighbor Niger...

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Place / Publishing House:Santa Monica, California : : RAND Corporation,, 2015.
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (133 p.)
Notes:"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: A Brief History of Mali's Rebellions and the Implementation of Peace Accords; A Diverse and Divided Population; First Tuareg Rebellion: 1963-1964; Second Tuareg Rebellion: 1990-1996; Third Tuareg Rebellion: 2006-2009; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE: Explaining the Failure of Past Peace Accords; Lack of Representativeness: Who Is Signing the Peace Accords?; What Is Driving the Fighting?; Flawed Decentralization and Democracy
  • Limited Legitimacy of Bamako Persistent Insecurity; Absence of Justice and Reconciliation; CHAPTER FOUR: Moving Forward; Building Representativeness: Democracy; Building Representativeness: Involving Traditional Chiefs; Building Representativeness: Dealing with Armed Groups; CHAPTER FIVE: Is There a Nigerien Model of Resilience?; Mali and Niger: Two Very Similar Neighbors; Three Hypotheses to Explain Niger's Resilience; Implications for Mali; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusion; References