Geopolitics
Mali's Unraveling: A Catastrophe Forged by Imperial Legacy and Junta Folly
A large-scale jihadist offensive in Mali, led by the al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM in alliance with Tuareg separatists, has killed the defense minister, wounded a key security general, forced the withdrawal of Russian mercenaries, and brought the country to the brink of total collapse. This catastrophic unraveling is the direct, predictable result of the junta's disastrous strategic missteps, its reliance on predatory foreign mercenaries, and the destructive legacy of Western interventions that shattered Mali's social fabric and created the vacuum these monsters now fill.
