02811cam a2200469 i 4500 278509514 RAND 20200811100939.0 110131s2013 cau b 000 0 eng d 0833080903 9780833080905 RAND/RR-296-OSD $9.95 CstmoR CstmoR Pezard, Stephanie. author. Toward a secure and stable Mali : approaches to engaging local actors / Stephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013. 11 pages : coll. illustrations, map ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "RAND Corporation." "This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Back cover. Caption title. Includes bibliographical references. The 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. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Insurgency Mali. Political stability Mali. Mali Economic conditions. Mali Ethnic relations. Mali Politics and government. Mali Social conditions. Shurkin, Michael. author. International Security and Defense Policy Center. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) Rand Corporation. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR296.html 600085 600085