One hippopotamus and eight blind analysts: a multivocal analysis of the 2012 political crisis in the divided Republic of Mali
Baz Lecocq,Gregory Mann,Bruce Whitehouse,Dida Badi,Lotte Pelckmans,Nadia Belalimat,Bruce S. Hall,Wolfram Lacher +7 more
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In this article, a group of eight scholars tried to give a comprehensive overall picture of the current political crisis in Mali, generated by the start of a new Tuareg nationalist uprising against the state, complemented by a coordinated attack on the state by both international (AQIM) and local Jihadi-Salafi movements, leading to a coup d'etat against the incumbent President Toure, and finallly a political stalemate of great concern to the international community.Abstract:
This is an exercise in contemporary history that aims to give a comprehensive background and analysis to the current (2012) political crisis in Mali, generated by the start of a new Tuareg nationalist uprising against the state, complemented by a coordinated attack on the state by both international (AQIM) and local Jihadi–Salafi movements, leading to a coup d’etat against the incumbent President Toure, and finallly a political stalemate of great concern to the international community. By pooling sources and analysis, a group of eight scholars tries to give a comprehensive overall picture.read more
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