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Thursday, 24 January 2013

A British military intervention in North Africa ?


 The Malian terrorist attack that occurred on the oil site of In Amenas, Algeria clearly involved many countries including France, the U.S and Great Britain. This tragedy had an impact on the way terrorism is addressed by Great Britain and encouraged David Cameron to promise a greater British military engagement in the battle against terrorism in North Africa. This decision was made after the announcement by the government of a budget cut in the military that would result in the suppression of 5300 jobs. The British economy and foreign policy would be strongly affected if David Cameron decided to send more troops to North Africa as a huge budget would have to be allocated to the military and although better diplomatic relations between the UK and Algeria would be profitable to both sides this new friendship would probably put Algeria and Great Britain in the target of North African terrorists. 

David Cameron, UK Prime Minister

What do you think ? Is the war on terrorism worth it or is it too risky for the British and Algerian Populations? 


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2 comments:

  1. Broohm E.24 January 2013 at 12:37

    I think it is for the best interest for Cameron to take control and defend U.K assets overseas. It is another reason to gain more power and wealth in Africa knowing the struggle for European countries to tackle the crisis . Moreover, oil prices are very high and could benefit to UK oil companies. However, this show the weaknesses of African countries. African countries still did not hold enough power to be a powerful player in the global economy and public affairs. This war on terrorim shifting to its borders is not a good news at all. Western countries will still interfere in countries political, economical and social issues what we call neo-colonisation.

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  2. Unknown24 January 2013 at 12:56

    Yes Evans I think the phenomenon of neo-colonization is still present in Africa, what we can ask ourselves is
    Should African countries seek for the help of western countries who have more equipments and a bigger budget for the military ? Or is it just another occasion for the UK to reinforce its supremacy in Africa ?

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