02811cam a2200469 i 4500001001000000003000500010005001700015008004100032020001500073020001800088027002000106037001000126040001900136100003200155245011600187264003700303300005000340336002600390337002600416337002800442338003600470338002700506500002400533500015500557500001900712504004100731520102800772530005801800588004701858610003401905650002201939650003101961651003101992651002802023651003502051651002902086700003102115710005402146710004702200710002202247856007202269278509514RAND20200811100939.0110131s2013    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a0833080903  a9780833080905  aRAND/RR-296-OSD  c$9.95  aCstmoRcCstmoR1 aPezard, Stephanie.eauthor.10aToward a secure and stable Mali :bapproaches to engaging local actors /cStephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2013.  a11 pages :bcoll. illustrations, map ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"RAND Corporation."  a"This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Back cover.  aCaption title.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThe 2012 conflict in northern Mali has shown that many assumptions about Mali’s political stability, internal cohesion, and military capabilities were deeply flawed. The January 2013 French-led military intervention scattered the insurgents, but the conditions and drivers that brought about the crisis in the first place have yet to be addressed. This report is intended to assist with the post-conflict planning in northern Mali by examining the historical, economic, and social factors that drive conflict in northern Mali and the different groups that have been involved in the conflict. The authors argue that, in the absence of a large international presence, durable security in northern Mali will have to be provided, to a large extent, by local actors. The authors draw on historical examples of rebellions in Mali since 1916 to show into how detailed knowledge of the different local actors and their political dynamics can help in finding solutions that will bring lasting security and stability to the region.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record.20aQaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. 0aInsurgencyzMali. 0aPolitical stabilityzMali. 0aMalixEconomic conditions. 0aMalixEthnic relations. 0aMalixPolitics and government. 0aMalixSocial conditions.1 aShurkin, Michael.eauthor.2 aInternational Security and Defense Policy Center.2 aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)2 aRand Corporation.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR296.html