French Military intervention in Mali

Professor Clive Williams will speak on "The French Military intervention in Mali", at the Australian National University in Canberra, 18 April 2013.

This presentation looks at the security situation in North Africa, the January 2013 French-led intervention in Mali, the main interests of those involved in the ongoing conflict in the Maghreb, the significance for Australia - and considers likely strategic outcomes.

Clive Williams MG is a Visiting Professor at the ANU’s Australian Centre for Military and Security Law. He is a former Military and Defence intelligence officer. Since leaving Defence in 2002, he has been a Visiting Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Australian National University and has run
Masters courses at several other Australian universities. He has also worked overseas running Masters courses in Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and the US, and has worked in 15 countries, including Afghanistan. He is a member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers and is an Associate of the International Academy of Investigative Psychology.