The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA): Peacekeeping Caught in the Geopolitical Crossfire

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Arthur Boutellis

The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

Peacekeeping Caught in the Geopolitical Crossfire

Arthur Boutellis

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
29 October 2024

Peace studies & conflict resolution; International relations; International institutions; International humanitarian law

Series: Twenty-first Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict

The book tells (and analyzes) the story of the United Nations multidimensional stabilization operation in Mali (MINUSMA), which closed at the end of the 2023 after almost a decade of existence. MINUSMA, which is the UN operation that has by far attracted the most media attention, has been the laboratory of contemporary peacekeeping, combining several interesting elements. It came on the tail of a French-African military intervention (rehatting African contingents), operated ‘in parallel’ to various counterterrorism forces (Barkhane and JF G5 Sahel). It has been the deadliest peace operation due to asymmetric threats but has also managed to adapt to a new environment and has witnessed a ‘return’ of European troop contributors to peacekeeping in Africa but also a significant contribution from China. Most importantly, MINUSMA ultimately became caught in the geopolitical crossfire, with a host government led by a military junta and supported by Russia (and the Wagner Group) defying the Security Council, in the context of a return of East-West rivalries exacerbated by the 2022 Ukraine invasion.

By: Arthur Boutellis
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2024 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031664656
ISBN 10: 3031664655
Series: Twenty-first Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arthur Boutellis is a Non-resident Senior Adviser at the International Peace Institute (IPI) and teaches at graduate-level at Columbia University and Sciences Po Paris. He previously worked with the UN in New York, Jerusalem, Burundi, Chad and the Central African Republic, Haiti, and Mali.

Reviews for The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA): Peacekeeping Caught in the Geopolitical Crossfire

“Arthur Boutellis provides a convincing account of how geopolitical influences affect a specific operation, both in its foundations as well as in everyday activities. … Boutellis combines two strands of research that often run in parallel: geopolitics at the Security Council and local dynamics in UN peace operations. This provides a fresh perspective on how dynamics at UN headquarters influence a peace operation not only in general, but also specifically in its work on the ground.” (David Teiner, International Peacekeeping, April 1, 2025)