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Banner image: A French soldier on a motorised patrol in Mali. Courtesy of France's 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment/Wikimedia

The EU and Mali: Putting the Cart Before the Horse

Commentary, 21 December 2016

Tristan Gueret

The EU reached a deal with Mali earlier this month for the return of asylum seekers from Europe and to tackle the local ‘root causes of immigration’. However, the deal will only work if internal security in Mali is supported. And there, the story is less than encouraging.

Tags: Sahel, Terrorism and Conflict, Tackling Extremism, The War on Terror, Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Resilience, Terrorism, Africa

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Banner image: A French soldier on a motorised patrol in Mali. Courtesy of France's 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment/Wikimedia

The EU and Mali: Putting the Cart Before the Horse

Commentary, 21 December 2016

Tristan Gueret

The EU reached a deal with Mali earlier this month for the return of asylum seekers from Europe and to tackle the local ‘root causes of immigration’. However, the deal will only work if internal security in Mali is supported. And there, the story is less than encouraging.

Sahel, Terrorism and Conflict, Tackling Extremism, The War on Terror, Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Resilience, Terrorism, Africa

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