The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013
In 2012, Islamist violent non-state actors in northern Mali succeeded in fighting against the Malian army, and they got the entire north Malian territory under their control. This paper seeks to answer the question of why the Islamists were dislodged and the territory was brought back under the con...
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In 2012, Islamist violent non-state actors in northern Mali succeeded in
fighting against the Malian army, and they got the entire north Malian
territory under their control. This paper seeks to answer the question of
why the Islamists were dislodged and the territory was brought back under
the control of the Malian state only after a time gap of one year. Using the
theoretical conception of an enemy-centric approach, the criteria of
competence, willingness, empowerment, and the successful execution of
the counterinsurgency military operation are conceptualized. The paper
uses this research framework to analyze the actions of the three
counterinsurgency actors – Mali, ECOWAS/CÉDÉAO, and France – and
explains the above-mentioned gap. The research shows that IVNSAs were
eliminated and the ability of the (Malian) state to control the territory was
restored only when the counterinsurgency actor (France) was able to
accomplish the given criteria of competence, willingness, and
empowerment simultaneously.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e6233d885a1420d94a86a7d9ef74b6a2023-01-19T07:03:11ZengInstitute of International Relations PragueCzech Journal of International Relations0323-18442570-94292016-06-01512The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013Zdeněk Ludvík In 2012, Islamist violent non-state actors in northern Mali succeeded in fighting against the Malian army, and they got the entire north Malian territory under their control. This paper seeks to answer the question of why the Islamists were dislodged and the territory was brought back under the control of the Malian state only after a time gap of one year. Using the theoretical conception of an enemy-centric approach, the criteria of competence, willingness, empowerment, and the successful execution of the counterinsurgency military operation are conceptualized. The paper uses this research framework to analyze the actions of the three counterinsurgency actors – Mali, ECOWAS/CÉDÉAO, and France – and explains the above-mentioned gap. The research shows that IVNSAs were eliminated and the ability of the (Malian) state to control the territory was restored only when the counterinsurgency actor (France) was able to accomplish the given criteria of competence, willingness, and empowerment simultaneously. https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/229(northern) MaliECOWAS/CÉDÉAOFranceIslamist violent non-state actorscompetencewillingness |
| spellingShingle | Zdeněk Ludvík The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013 Czech Journal of International Relations (northern) Mali ECOWAS/CÉDÉAO France Islamist violent non-state actors competence willingness |
| title | The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013 |
| title_full | The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013 |
| title_fullStr | The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013 |
| title_short | The Competence, Willingness, and Empowerment of Counterinsurgency Forces in Northern Mali in 2012–2013 |
| title_sort | competence willingness and empowerment of counterinsurgency forces in northern mali in 2012 2013 |
| topic | (northern) Mali ECOWAS/CÉDÉAO France Islamist violent non-state actors competence willingness |
| url | https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/229 |
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