TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chivvis,Christopher S.
TI  - The French war on Al Qa'ida in Africa
SN  - 9781107121034 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - DC59.8.M42 C47 2016
U1  - 327.4406623 23
KW  - Qaida (Organization)
KW  - National security
KW  - Mali
KW  - Jihad
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  - Africa
KW  - France
KW  - Military policy
KW  - Military relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index; Chapter 1. France, Mali, and African jihad --; Panetta gets a phone call --; Al Qa'ida's African ambition --; The most interventionist country in the world? --; French counter-insurgency strategy in Mali --; Chapter 2. Al Qa'ida's North African franchise --; Mohammed Merah --; Al Qa'ida's allure --; Smuggling and leadership feuds --; Kidnapping as terrorism --; Chapter 3. French security strategy in the age of kidnappings --; 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 --; Chapter 4. Merah and Malistan --; Mohammed Merah --; Mali's collapse --; Taureg separatism --; The Aguelhok massacre and Sanogo coup --; "Malistan" --; Chapter 5. Leading Africa from behind --; Hollande's crisis --; Leading Africa from behind --; Clash at the United Nations --; Views of the French military --; Chapter 6. Crisis and opportunity --; The jihadist advance on Bamako --; Jean-Yves le Drian --; Hollande takes the plunge --; Commando operations in Sevaré --; What to do next? --; Chapter 7. Serval -- Operations --; 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 --; Chapter 8. The elusive "political" dimension --; Rebuilding the Malian army --; The Ouagadougou interim accords --; IBK's election --; Reconciliation stalls --; From Serval to Barkhane --; Mali's prospects --; Chapter 9. The road ahead --; Did the French model succeed? --; Replicating the French model --; The impact on French security policy --; The road ahead
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