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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pézard, Stéphanie, author.

Shurkin, Michael Robert, author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Office of African Affairs.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mali--History--Tuareg Rebellion, 2012-.

Mali.

Mali--History--Coup d'état, 2012.

Mali--Politics and government--1991-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 p.)

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2015

Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 owes its current stability to a more favorable context, shrewd policies, or sheer luck, and whether it might offer a model of resilience for Mali.

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

Notes:

"RAND National Defense Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8330-8845-9

OCLC:

906798555

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access