Sahel: 10 Years of Instability

Local, Regional and International Dynamics

Giovanni Carbone, Camillo Casola

• Publisher: Ledizioni
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9788855267823
• eBook ISBN: 9788855267830
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Geopolitics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Ten years after the start of the Malian crisis, political and security instability in the Sahel have changed in scale and nature, and spilled over across national frontiers. The border region between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has become the new epicentre of insecurity. The comeback of military actors on the political scene, and the support provided by large parts of the population to post-coup military juntas is evidence of poor governance and a severe deterioration in the legitimacy of elected authorities. In this complex scenario, the initiatives of external partners affect regional balances, making the Sahel a major theatre for power competition. How did the crisis evolve over the past decade? What are the main drivers behind local, regional and international dynamics? What prospects for regional stability?

Table of contents

• Sahel: 10 Years of Instability
• Colophon
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1. The Sahel Crisis at 10
• 2. The Political Roots of Fragility in the G5 Sahel Countries
• 3. Armed Insurgencies in the Liptako-Gourma
• 4. Sex, Drugs and Rocket Launchers
• 5. The Complex Interactions Between Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel
• 6. France and the Rest
• 7. The Role of Foreign Actors in the Sahel Crisis
• Conclusions and Policy Implications
• About the Authors