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Roland Marchal

Roland Marchal is a senior research fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research based at the Centre for International Studies and Researches (CERI/Sciences-Po, Paris). He was the chief editor of the French academic quarterly Politique africaine from 2002 to 2006, and has been researching and publishing on the conflicts and politics in Africa for more than 30 years.

Research areas: Africa , Armed violence and conflict in fragile settings

Publications

Is a military intervention in Mali unavoidable?: Roland Marchal 22 October 2012
The crisis in Mali is not limited to the north, but encompasses important dynamics that affect the whole country. A regional military intervention needs to be planned in terms of dealing with the grievances that allowed Islamist groups to take over the north so quickly rather than a simple military victory. more
The reshaping of West Africa after Mu’ammar Qaddafi’s fall: Roland Marchal 22 October 2012
Qaddafi’s overthrow has had unexpected consequences. The new political order in Libya will need time, institution building and a drastic improvement of security to establish itself. The political vacuum created by the end of the Qaddafi regime has been under-acknowledged, as the crisis in Mali illustrates. more
Boko Haram and the resilience of militant Islam in northern Nigeria: Roland Marchal 13 July 2012
The rise of Boko Haram can be understood in different ways, and each interpretation brings different policy recommendations for Nigeria and for the international community. This report discusses four different interpretations of the violent group: a local tradition of radical Islam, social marginalisation, police brutality, and whether... more
The mercy of neighbours: security and governance in a new Somalia: Roland Marchal 4 July 2012
Somalia has long been a byword for statelessness and extreme insecurity. However, eight years of transitional rule are set to end in 2012, and expectations are rising that continued military-led stabilisation, changing regional security dynamics and efforts to rebuild the Somalia state might soon enable the country to declare an end to... more
The coup in Mali: the result of a long-term crisis or spillover from the Libyan civil war?: Roland Marchal 15 May 2012
The current crisis in Mali is built on four dynamics that have their own effects: the debatable implementation of previous peace settlements with Tuareg insurgency; the growing economic importance of AQIM activities in the Sahelian region; the collapse of the Qaddafi regime in Libya; and the inability or unwillingness of Algeria t... more