A simple menu and contains updates on those sitting at the table in Mali:http://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/03...a-broken-mali/
Nice last sentence:I am bemused to read elsewhere (NYT) on the suggestion that the UN assume a peacekeeping role in Mali. First the Malian military have made little contribution to the fighting in the north; the ECOWAS military and police appear to remain in Bamako - ostensibly to provide security, so the Malian military can deploy.Peace in Mali rests as much on events in Bamako and Kati as in the Adrar des Ifoghas, in Gao, or in Kidal.
Will anyone want to take on a role that is far from 'peacekeeping'? I am struggling to recall a previous UN role in COIN.
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