the Global Facility and Fragility Act sets a decade-long time horizon on the address of political and social drivers of conflict, a laudable goal but one insufficient to address the immediacy of the security threat posed by the JNIM and Islamic State--Islamic State in Greater Sahara.
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Baird critiques the Global Facility and Fragility Act's long-term focus amid urgent security threats.
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