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January 9th, 2008

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Tuareg Rebellion

For our readers out there who’ve read Robert Kaplan’s latest books, the Tuareg Rebellion in Mali and Niger isn’t wholly unknown. Adrian over at Politics & Soccer is a masters student in Security Studies and is researching it for his thesis. If any of our readers have expertise to offer, he would surely appreciate it.

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Adrian
January 9, 2008
5:05 pm
Thanks for the signal-boost!
Adrian
January 10, 2008
3:41 am
By the way here is the direct link to the relevant post.
bristlecone
January 10, 2008
4:56 am
Which one of Kaplan's books?
Curzon
January 10, 2008
5:32 am
The latest book, Hog Pilots, regarding the Niger military, and "here.":http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200504/kaplan

Previous CA posts on the topic and references by Kaplan "here,":http://cominganarchy.com/2007/11/26/unheralded-military-successes/ "here":http://cominganarchy.com/2007/07/24/on-demographics-part-4-africa-and-instability/ and "here.":http://cominganarchy.com/2007/09/16/to-the-ends-of-the-earth/
Michael
January 15, 2008
1:14 am
Judging by the map, it looks like Tuareg independence would shatter both Mali and Niger. Makes me wonder
a) Are those nations cooperating on dealing with the rebellion?
b) What, if anything, it means to be Malian or Nigeri if the people occupying most of your land (your 'connecting tissue', really) don't seem themselves that way?
and
c) If the only way to stay intact is to work closely with another country, shouldn't you be considering a merger? Or at least some form of decentralisation of power so you don't HAVE to work with another country to stay together?
Tuareg Culture and News
January 27, 2008
3:27 am
Aaron, I left a note on your original blog. You will find a lot of helpful data and resources on my website, Tuareg Culture and News http://tuaregcultureandnews.blogspot.com/