MAIL, SOMALIA, AND ALGERIA Once a stable democracy, Mali is struggling to survive as the north falls prey to extremist elements linked to al Qaida. Once written off as a failed state, Somalia shows signs of hope and progress. Jennifer Cooke, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Peter Pham, Director of Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, discuss the challenges in both nations and whether or not Algeria will back an emergency military intervention in Mali --- with host Carol Castiel.