/304/ The Failure of the French Forever War (2) ft. Yvan Guichaoua
Added 2022-11-22 07:05:59 +0000 UTCOn imperial rivalry in the Sahel.
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The interview with Yvan Guichaou continues, discussing naturalisation of forever war in the West, and the long-term legacy of French military intervention in the Sahel. What is the situation on the ground for Malians? What has Russia's involvement been, and is there a continuation of its Cold War stance? And is “imperialism” the right way to understand what’s going on?
Readings:
- Norms, non-combatants' agency and restraint in Jihadi violence in Northern Mali, Yvan Guichaoua and Ferdaous Bouhlel, International Interactions
- The bitter harvest of French interventionism in the Sahel, Yvan Guichaoua, International Affairs
Music: Nous Non Plus / Bunga Bunga / courtesy of Sugaroo!
Comments
Really interesting to hear Yvan's point about the French pride (?) In being suited to military activity in the Sahel due to past experience of desert warfare. I remember similar from some UK commentators in the early days of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, where the argument was that British involvement in Iraq was likely to benefit from experience of urban conflict in Northern Ireland.
Simon
2022-11-29 18:56:43 +0000 UTCThis is VERY good and why I subscribe - more like this please
Abra K
2022-11-27 22:02:30 +0000 UTC
