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Peacekeeping Responses to Transnational Organized Crime and Trafficking: A Case Study of MINUSMA
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Peacekeeping Responses to Transnational Organized Crime and Trafficking: A Case Study of MINUSMA

The closure and dissolution of the United Nations Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Mali comes at a time when the UN and member states are reconsidering the future models and mandates of peace operations and exploring other multilateral approaches that might offer a better response to transnational and cross-border threats. 

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By Erica Gaston, Catharina Nickel, Imane Karimou, Marc Werner
Published on Sep 12, 2024
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Erica Gaston

Former Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Dr. Erica L. Gaston was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Catharina Nickel

Imane Karimou

Marc Werner

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Erica Gaston
Former Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Erica Gaston
Catharina Nickel
Imane Karimou
Marc Werner
Southern, Eastern, and Western AfricaMaliSecurity

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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