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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
Erica Gaston
Catharina Nickel
Imane Karimou
Marc Werner
Southern, Eastern, and Western AfricaMaliSecurity

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