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Mali’s ruling junta, which has already secured the end of France’s Barkhane operation and has largely moved closer to Moscow, is now targeting the UN mission in the country, the Minusma.
Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
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Il y a peu de résultats visibles sur le terrain après huit ans de guerre au Mali.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
More than 20 years after the shift from unilateralism to multilateralism, it is reasonable to wonder how multilateral France’s ‘new interventionism’ really is.
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