MALIGN MALIAN MISSION

Lucinda Creighton

SOMETIMES THE language of western diplomats jars with reality, especially when explaining the high-minded, humanitarian reasons for invading countries or even, as recently, when rationalising a hasty exit when things are not going to plan. The explanation for the presence of Irish troops in the EU Training Mission (EUTM) Mali – a former French colony… Read more »

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