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Shared security and peace governance : the Malian experience
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insecurity, the mind set, fear, anguish and stress, for example, constitute additional forms of insecurity that, at times, are more aggressive than physical attacks. According to an eminent security expert,« nowadays, the main torments assailing mankind are not so much tangible sufferings, but unknown and unpredictable threats. We are not so much concerned by visible risks but, rather, by dangers that cannot be perceived, which can virtually befall unsuspicious victims at a time one hardly expects and against which we are ill-prepared and inadequately protected… With regard to terrorism which is our major concern, it is its unpredictable character that is more worrysome 9 .». PGPSP is a governance structure and not an operational body. It does not intervene in the field within an operational framework. It supports the action of different Security Sector actors in terms of advisory counselling, information and sensitization, with the aim of ensuring a true appropriation of the vision, principles and objectives of the National Policy for Internal Security and Civilian Protection. It is precisely a Governance Programme, which should exert influence on mentalities and behaviours. To be objective, current actions cannot be expected to yield the desired fruits in less than five to ten years' time, even within a longer period of time. But one fact is certain: the process embarked upon will have a positive impact on the institutions, security and defence departments and communities, as well as on the climate of peace and security. Moreover, the Programme supported several institutions of the Republic(National Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Ministries, etc.). It also assisted several communities, local authorities and civil society organisations, in their prevention and 9 Javier Solana, « The New Power Syntax» in Les Echos N°3725, 16 August, 2011, p. 9. European Union's Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, former NATO's Secretary-General, Javier Solana is now a Senior Agregation Graduate in Foreign Policy in Brookings Institute and Chairman of Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics. 79