Tag / Mali
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The Case for Foreign Policy Regulations
Anyone specializing in any field of policy will tell you that theirs is the most important. In the case of foreign policy, that argument might hold some weight. Since the end of the Second World War, an activist foreign policy on the part of the United States has coincided with the elimination of great-power conflict,…
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The French Intervention in Mali: Why Success Will Mean A Long Term Commitment
The world has watched in horror as Islamist militant groups took control of the northern half of Mali in recent months. The insurgents have commandeered an ethnic rebellion that arose from increasing political instability following a coup d’état in March, 2012. These groups, including terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM), established militant…
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The Malian Coup D’etat
On March 21st, I spent the day working with a midwife at a rural health clinic in a tiny Malian village. I was studying abroad with a program focused on public health and development and had been for three months. That evening, a fellow American student stationed at a clinic in the capital Bamako called…
