The French war on Al Qa'ida in Africa /
Chivvis, Christopher S.,
The French war on Al Qa'ida in Africa / Christopher S. Chivvis, Rand Corporation. - xix, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index.
Panetta gets a phone call -- Al Qa'ida's African ambition -- The most interventionist country in the world? -- French counter-insurgency strategy in Mali -- Mohammed Merah -- Al Qa'ida's allure -- Smuggling and leadership feuds -- Kidnapping as terrorism -- The Iraq war and French views on military intervention -- "Un parfum d'Indochine" -- Cooperation with the United States -- A complicated relationship with Africa -- U.S. and French policy in the Sahel, 2008-2012 -- Mohammed Merah -- Mali's collapse -- Taureg separatism -- The Aguelhok massacre and Sanogo coup -- "Malistan" -- Hollande's crisis -- Leading Africa from behind -- Clash at the United Nations -- Views of the French military -- The jihadist advance on Bamako -- Jean-Yves le Drian -- Hollande takes the plunge -- Commando operations in Sevaré -- What to do next? -- In search of allies -- Operation Oryx: taking Timbuktu and Gao -- Battle in the Ifoghas -- Problems in Gao -- Bringing the African forces in -- The trouble with drawdown -- Rebuilding the Malian army -- The Ouagadougou interim accords -- IBK's election -- Reconciliation stalls -- From Serval to Barkhane -- Mali's prospects -- Did the French model succeed? -- Replicating the French model -- The impact on French security policy -- The road ahead. Chapter 1. France, Mali, and African jihad -- Chapter 2. Al Qa'ida's North African franchise -- Chapter 3. French security strategy in the age of kidnappings -- Chapter 4. Merah and Malistan -- Chapter 5. Leading Africa from behind -- Chapter 6. Crisis and opportunity -- Chapter 7. Serval -- Operations -- Chapter 8. The elusive "political" dimension -- Chapter 9. The road ahead --
9781107121034 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781107546783 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015022565
Qaida (Organization)
National security--Mali.
Jihad.
Islamic fundamentalism--Africa.
France--Military policy.
France--Military relations--Mali.
Mali--Military relations--France.
DC59.8.M42 / C47 2016
327.4406623
The French war on Al Qa'ida in Africa / Christopher S. Chivvis, Rand Corporation. - xix, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index.
Panetta gets a phone call -- Al Qa'ida's African ambition -- The most interventionist country in the world? -- French counter-insurgency strategy in Mali -- Mohammed Merah -- Al Qa'ida's allure -- Smuggling and leadership feuds -- Kidnapping as terrorism -- The Iraq war and French views on military intervention -- "Un parfum d'Indochine" -- Cooperation with the United States -- A complicated relationship with Africa -- U.S. and French policy in the Sahel, 2008-2012 -- Mohammed Merah -- Mali's collapse -- Taureg separatism -- The Aguelhok massacre and Sanogo coup -- "Malistan" -- Hollande's crisis -- Leading Africa from behind -- Clash at the United Nations -- Views of the French military -- The jihadist advance on Bamako -- Jean-Yves le Drian -- Hollande takes the plunge -- Commando operations in Sevaré -- What to do next? -- In search of allies -- Operation Oryx: taking Timbuktu and Gao -- Battle in the Ifoghas -- Problems in Gao -- Bringing the African forces in -- The trouble with drawdown -- Rebuilding the Malian army -- The Ouagadougou interim accords -- IBK's election -- Reconciliation stalls -- From Serval to Barkhane -- Mali's prospects -- Did the French model succeed? -- Replicating the French model -- The impact on French security policy -- The road ahead. Chapter 1. France, Mali, and African jihad -- Chapter 2. Al Qa'ida's North African franchise -- Chapter 3. French security strategy in the age of kidnappings -- Chapter 4. Merah and Malistan -- Chapter 5. Leading Africa from behind -- Chapter 6. Crisis and opportunity -- Chapter 7. Serval -- Operations -- Chapter 8. The elusive "political" dimension -- Chapter 9. The road ahead --
9781107121034 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781107546783 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015022565
Qaida (Organization)
National security--Mali.
Jihad.
Islamic fundamentalism--Africa.
France--Military policy.
France--Military relations--Mali.
Mali--Military relations--France.
DC59.8.M42 / C47 2016
327.4406623