Mission Inscrutable

Aaron O'Connell | Oct 26, 2017

Prof. O’Connell writes that “the U.S. military is conducting at least five separate missions in Niger and most of them have different objectives, metrics, and in some cases, different chains of command.” He explains the difference between security sector assistance and counterterrorism operations, including the level of involvement from the State Department, Pentagon, and Congress.

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