Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-218) and index.
Contents:
France, Mali, and African jihad. Panetta gets a phone call -- Al Qa'ida's African ambition -- The most interventionist country in the world? -- French counter-insurgency strategy in Mali -- Al Qa'ida's North African franchise. Al Qa'ida's allure -- Smuggling and leadership feuds -- Kidnapping as terrorism -- Hostages, ransoms, and French security policy. The Iraq war and French views on military intervention -- "Un parfum d'Indochine" -- A growing French responsibility -- A complicated relationship with Africa -- U.S. and French policy in the Sahel, 2008-2012 -- Merah and Malistan. Mohammed Merah -- Mali's collapse -- Taureg separatism -- "Malistan" -- The Aguelhok massacre and Sanogo coup -- Al Qa'ida spreads across the "Azawad" -- Leading Africa from behind. Hollande's crisis -- Leading Africa from behind -- Clash at the United Nations -- Views of the French military -- Crisis and opportunity. The jihadist advance on Bamako -- Jean-Yves le Drian -- Hollande takes the plunge -- Commando operations in SevareĢ -- What to do next? -- Serval. Operations -- In search of allies -- Operation Oryx : taking Timbuktu and Gao -- Battle in the Ifoghas -- Problems in Gao -- Bringing the African forces in -- "Absolutely excellent" -- The elusive "political" dimension. Rebuilding the Malian army -- The Ouagadougou interim accords -- IBK's election -- Reconciliation stalls -- Jihadist violence continues -- From Serval to Barkhane -- Mali's shaky prospects -- The road ahead. Did the French model succeed? -- Replicating the French model -- The impact on French security policy -- Cooperating with the French -- The road ahead.
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