Escalating Complexity in Regional Conflicts: Connecting Geopolitics to Individual Pathways to Terrorism in Mali. Issue 3 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dal Santo, Elena; van der Heide, Elizabeth Johanna
• Is Part Of: African security. Volume 11:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 274
• Page End: 291
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Mali -- terrorism -- conflict -- multilevel approach -- radicalization; National security -- Africa -- Periodicals; Security, International -- Africa -- Periodicals; Civil war -- Africa -- Periodicals; Africa -- Foreign relations -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 303.66096
• DOI: 10.1080/19392206.2018.1505232
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1939-2206

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In 2012, Northern Mali was the theater of a Tuareg rebellion that has rapidly transformed into a much more complex armed conflict. The current situation is affected by various factors, such as the influence of regional geopolitical dynamics, the increasing presence of terrorist, pro-government or secessionist paramilitary groups, and the synergies between terrorism and organized crime. Through analyzing existing literature and field research, this article addresses the question: what factors play a role in the current conflict in Mali? Conflict evolution will be placed in the broader historical and geopolitical framework to then assess individual push and pull factors.