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The US is Weighing Intervention in Mali. That Could be a Bad Idea.
Paweł Wójcik11 August 2026
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- US military intervention in Mali would likely fail due to the absence of viable local partners, enormous distances, and the risk of repeating Afghanistan-style airstrike quagmires.
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Already one of nations most-affected by terrorism in the world, Mali is currently experiencing rapid changes, accelerated by an ongoing alliance of two groups.
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