Patrolling The Lawless Sahara Desert With The Blue Helmets
Synopsis
Mali's escalating violence challenges UN peacekeepers, as they shift from traditional roles to counterterrorism efforts against groups like ISIS in the Sahel region.
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Mali is identified as one of the most dangerous regions globally, where United Nations peacekeepers face escalating risks amid complex conflicts. A former Prime Minister of Portugal discusses the transition from the Cold War's bipolar world to today's multifaceted crises, highlighting the challenges in Yemen and Afghanistan. In Mali, peacekeepers, initially deployed under a peace agreement, are now engaged in counterterrorism operations against groups like ISIS, illustrating the limitations of traditional peacekeeping in the evolving landscape of global terrorism, particularly in the Sahel region.
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