KK1 - Power of State Case Study - MINUSMA

Question 1

MINUSMA meaning

Answer 1

UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali

Question 2

Origin of MINUSMA

Answer 2

April 2013: The UN Security Resolution unanimously establishes the MINUSMA peace peeking mission through Resolution 2100 (2013) as an uprising in northern Mali by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda spiralled out of control.

Question 3

Termination of MINUSMA

Answer 3

June 2023: Mail successfully lobbied the UN security council to not renew MINUSMA’s mandate.
December 2023: MINUSMA closes its official headquarters in Mali

Question 4

Termination - quote

Answer 4

-MINUSMA “has certainly not achieved its fundamental goal of supporting the efforts of the government in securing the country”, Issa Konfourou, Mali’s ambassador to the UN

Question 5

Mali’s influence over the UN

Answer 5

-Mali claimed the United Nations’ peace keeping mission failed to bring peace, and asked them to withdraw “without delay”.
-Mali have now turned to groups like Wagner (cheaper, less regulations etc) to help maintain peace and control.
-This is an example of the state of Mali exercising their political power

Question 6

Political Power

Answer 6

Refers to the use of a state’s internal political machinery to exert influence over the actions of others