The agreement will not stem the flow of asylum seekers to European shores and could also destabilise Mauritania.

Hassan Ould Moctar is a writer, researcher, and consultant. He holds a PhD in Development Studies which he obtained from SOAS, University of London, a... nd has held fellowships in SOAS and the London School of Economics. His book After Border Externalization: Migration, Race, and Labour in Mauritania is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Publishers.
The agreement will not stem the flow of asylum seekers to European shores and could also destabilise Mauritania.
Foreign engagement and military architecture expansion will not bring security and stability to the restive region.