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Mali and the EU

Vad rör oss Malis affärer? - On Security @SIPRIorg @MSakerhet https://t.co/n7aYw9tsdT pic.twitter.com/EQMz92BEpd

— On security/Lundin (@londil) May 29, 2016

Zooming out from local geographic security situations. Cases in point - #Mali, #DRC https://t.co/jLGyn2IlcP @eu_eeas pic.twitter.com/3sTF0WhnzZ

— On security/Lundin (@londil) March 28, 2016

Tweets on Mali Crisis

Tweets om Mali crisis

French special forces target al Qaeda commanders in Mali | The Long War Journal https://t.co/KEnDVNgnGJ

— On security/Lundin (@londil) March 1, 2016

As Sahel Trafficking Networks Grow, Al Qaeda Rebels Get Stronger In Mali https://t.co/6lLpxuIrRo

— On security/Lundin (@londil) January 13, 2016

"Mali: UN must enable peacekeepers to confront terrorists" https://t.co/3LBKii0Pm1 #fofrk #säkpol #svfm #MINUSMA (via @CHC_Schmidt)

— Folk och Försvar (@FolkochForsvar) January 12, 2016

A useful thesis on the comprehensive approach and Mali. https://t.co/vHY0yKK6UO final Malou Snijders.pdf?sequence=1 https://t.co/IDCTBcwqyY

— On security/Lundin (@londil) December 14, 2015
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Still relevant https://t.co/QPeWgTwKxi pic.twitter.com/Nqz9PcQvfX

— On security/Lundin (@londil) January 13, 2016

Click on images to get to the three main EU websites in Mali:

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Overview of EU relations with Mali:

EU Relations with Mali https://t.co/wK4JjmDx1A

— On security/Lundin (@londil) October 23, 2015

EEAS Website on Mali - main documents https://t.co/U4DiZIqwfv

— On security/Lundin (@londil) October 23, 2015

1. CSDP in Mali:

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EU to train Mali police forces, extends military training mission | EUROPE ONLINE http://t.co/wkBlal4kdA

— On security/Lundin (@londil) April 16, 2014
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EU decision on ESDP mission to Mali and the way forward towards a donor conference. http://t.co/VtYxvbUf

— On security/Lundin (@londil) February 20, 2013

Click for the host country web portal:

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The UN and Mali 

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The UN stabilising mission in Mali - click on image: 


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Other key actors:

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Case study of Mali

From stable democracy to coup détat - complacency of donors - underestimation of Touareg issue - grievances could have been addressed - but aid can only pay a supporting role - key: inequalities - weak institutions - aid not good at addressing strategic issues.. - only 10% speak French, the language spoken in parliament - MDG campaign slow on literacy - why no road built to Touareg region - despite 6 billion dollars of foreign aid in last 20 years. Malians want democracy. Aid needs to be decentralised. Lack of investment in executive accountability. 

Arms to Mali:

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Pertinent studies:

Why you should care about #corruption and international #security assistance - here's our case study on #Mali: https://t.co/glqKv5JAoo

— TI Defence&Security (@TIdefenceteam) October 22, 2015

watch out instability in #Mali -traffic & corruption 'now as always', but now with greater implications for security https://t.co/ZPVPzpV40b

— Cristina Barrios (@Rocinante9) October 20, 2015

Food Security - Mali https://t.co/AfmRl1PbUr

— On security/Lundin (@londil) October 23, 2015

We're at #UNHQ for our event w/ Mail &@SwedenUN on women's role in implementation of Mali Peace Accords. Watch live: https://t.co/GSrDMLIXJl

— UN Women (@UN_Women) October 21, 2015

EEAS| Statement by the Spokesperson following the breakdown of the ceasefire in Mali http://t.co/3PpttUHtt8

— On security/Lundin (@londil) August 31, 2015

EEAS on Mali


Click on the image below to get to the wider discussion on Somalia and Sahel:

Updated page on Mali, Sahel and Somalia Live Twitter feeds and Youtube backgrounds. … pic.twitter.com/l7kmtr7O8v http://t.co/8s844z4qQ9

— On security/Lundin (@londil) April 10, 2015

Fighting corruption or respecting democratic elections - what comes first? Consider the coup in #Mali 2012.

— Lars-Erik Lundin (@Lundinblog) October 23, 2015

July-Aug. 15: Mali Peace Accord: Actors, issues and their representation — http://t.co/XZAEgkIBcW http://t.co/ZgRZ8Izy5W

— On security/Lundin (@londil) August 28, 2015

France awards 360 million euros in aid to Mali: Hollande | Reuters https://t.co/oB8PBsNUds

— On security/Lundin (@londil) October 23, 2015
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