Conflict Resolution in Mali: Role of US and UN

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Stability of the Government.............................................................................................................2
Military Capability...........................................................................................................................4
Support from US..............................................................................................................................4
Role of United Nations....................................................................................................................5
Reasons behind US’s Involvement..................................................................................................6
Role of Local, National and Regional Government........................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
Reference.......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Political turmoil is one of the most powerful issue that can affect the social situation of
the country as well. In the context of the democratic nations it can be said that any disruption
between the political parties hamper the process of election. This in turn creates significant
impact on the social structure, the governance of the country and the security of the citizens. It
can be noticed that the African countries are witnessing most of these problems and hence are
getting affected. The safety and security of these countries are at stake due to the turmoil. The
present report hence will focus on the regional security issues that Mali is facing. Moreover, it
will also analyze the reasons for cooperation and assistance that the country require from
America and United Nations.
Stability of the Government
It has been noticed that the African countries are witnessing severe trouble due to its
political and military turmoil. It is to be noticed that most of the African countries are generally
referred as democratic in nature. In addition to this, it has been noticed that these countries have
multi party set ups and these countries have voting systems1. However, in the present scenario it
has been noticed that most of these countries are failing to establish the democratic practices due
1 Kabia, John M. Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West Africa: from
ECOMOG to ECOMIL. Routledge, 2016.

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to the political and social conflicts. In this context, example of Mali can be given. From the year
2017, it has been noticed that the country is witnessing severe troubles and conflicts2. The
disruptive and violent incidents that were taking place across the country were grabbing the
attention of the international communities along with the United Nations3. The factor that is
aggravating the situation more is the intolerance of the Tuareg community towards the Malian
government. The community is asking for independence from the government. As a result they
are creating trouble within the country4. During the year 2007-2009, the matter has been
aggravated due to the alliance that has been formed between the Tuareg and the Al Qaeda5. This
has resulted into civil conflict within the country. As a result, it has been monitored that the
government is witnessing the need of building efficient and highly aided military forces.
In more recent times it has been noticed that these political and civil conflicts have
resulted into security lapses6. Moreover, the civil wars and political conflicts that have been
continuing for a prolonged time, have also caused break down of civil rules and regulations. It
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3 Wallensteen, Peter. Understanding conflict resolution. Sage, 2015.
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2006.htm.
6 Sensoy, Murat, Achille Fokoue, Jeff Z. Pan, Timothy J. Norman, Yuqing Tang, Nir Oren, and Katia Sycara.
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international conference on Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, pp. 837-844. International Foundation for
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