&gt; The government of Mali asked for foreign military help to re-take the north. [1]<p>Intervening and waging proxy wars in the middle-east sent the message that sovereignty is relative and only applies to countries with &quot;appropriate&quot; views, hence the hate against west.<p>Still I wouldn&#x27;t call Mali a stable country as they are constantly plagued by terrorist attacks.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Northern_Mali_conflict" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Northern_Mali_conflict</a>