Why the US's counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel keeps failing
Why the US’s counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel keeps failing 16 Feb 2021 The US alone is not responsible for the negligence and corruption of partners in the Sahel, or for the coups and war crimes US-trained forces have committed. But the US has been training foreign militaries for more than 50 years now, and the pattern of calamity – in the Sahel and beyond – suggests a reevaluation of US security aid is urgently needed. (Photo by Fred Marie/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images) NEWS ANALYSIS In mid-2011, Matthew Page and his team at the United States Defence Intelligence Age...
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