Centre FrancoPaix, UQAM – Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques. Ce premier numéro du Bulletin FrancoPaix paraît dans le contexte de la création du Centre FrancoPaix en résolution des…
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Fighting for Liberal Peace in Mali? The limits of International military intervention.
By Professor Bruno Charbonneau and Professor Jonathan Sears. The January 2013 French military intervention in Mali exposed the rising threat of ‘terrorist’ and illicit networks in the Sahel, but more importantly the intertwined…
France in Mali: myths and realities
By Prof. Tony Chafer – The French intervention in Mali in 2013 was portrayed by many commentators at the time as another manifestation of la Françafrique. Tony Chafer argues that…
Reconciliation Process and Governance under Alassane Ouattara since the End of Post-electoral Crisis in 2011
By Maxime Ricard. Who is Ivoirian? The Ivoirian State for whom and for what? These were the questions which tore apart the country during the 1990s and 2000s. Côte d’Ivoire’s post-electoral…
Fragility, violence and criminality in the Gulf of Guinea.
By Dr. Elisa Lopez Lucia – The Gulf of Guinea is rich in oil and gas, and a major international trade route. While oil wealth in the context of weak…
Hollande and Africa Policy
By Professor Tony Chafer – Studies of French Africa policy have traditionally focused on its neo-colonial basis and the often corrupt nature of the relations it engendered because of the…