Did France's Intervention in Mali Work?

The dire predictions made in 2012 and early 2013 about what would become of Mali at the unset of the  Tuareg rebellion have not yet come to pass, leading some pundits to wonder whether the presence of thousands of French troops in the West African country was helpful.

  • Mali:   Did France's Intervention Work?

    ISS, 1 July 2014

    In 2014, Mali has fallen off most news agendas, replaced by more urgent and potentially more devastating conflicts in South Sudan and Central African Republic. Read more »

Briefing session in northeast Mali with French officers (file photo).

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