No. 215: Mali’s Fragile Peace

No. 215: Mali’s Fragile Peace

Author(s): Allison Chandler, Benno Zogg
Editor(s): Fabien Merz
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 215
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2017

Despite a large international civilian and military presence, Mali continues to struggle with widespread insecurity and Islamist extremism. These issues are linked to chronic problems of poverty, ethnic tensions, and a weak state apparatus. With broad efforts in peacebuilding and development cooperation, Switzerland is trying to support the fragile peace.

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Enlarged view:
Mapping the conflict in Mali
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