Algeria’s Su-30 Deployment To Niger Signals A New Sahel Strategic Order By Andrew Korybko The grand strategic goal that Algeria envisages is accelerating the global systemic transition to multipolarity, but the progress that’s been separately achieved on this in the broader… Read More ›
Niger Mutiny: Russia Thwarts France’s Latest Power Play In The Sahel By Andrew Korybko France attempted to exploit the preexisting rivalry between the Nigerien military and the Presidential Guard that was exacerbated by recent terrorist attacks as part of a plot… Read More ›
Eritrea Of All Countries Isn’t A “Rising Power”! By Andrew Korybko Its abject poverty, the exodus of one-fifth of its population, and its lack of any modern air, drone, missile, and naval forces testify to this. Germany’s publicly financed Deutsche Welle… Read More ›
Ukraine Is The West’s Top Proxy For Fighting Russia In Africa By Andrew Korybko They’re duking it out in Mali, Libya, and Sudan right now. Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko drew renewed attention to last summer’s claims that Ukraine is responsible for… Read More ›
Eritrea’s Hybrid War On Ethiopia Threatens To Set The Horn Of Africa Aflame By Andrew Korybko Ethiopia is on its own and cannot rely on US diplomatic assistance for resolving the spiralling regional security dilemma that Egypt orchestrated and is weaponizing… Read More ›
French Media Revealed Russia’s Central Role In The Algerian-Malian Rapprochement By Andrew Korybko Putin allegedly told his Malian counterpart to patch up his problems with Algeria during talks at the Kremlin last summer while Lavrov reportedly told his own counterpart in… Read More ›
The Algerian-Malian Rapprochement Could Be A Game-Changer In The Sahel By Andrew Korybko The best-case scenario is that Algeria gets the Tuareg rebels to defect from their radial Islamist allies in exchange for broad autonomy in Mali, Algeria replaces Libya’s Russian… Read More ›
A Pro-Government Tuareg Leader Warned That Mali’s Separatists Are Repeating Their 2012 Mistake By Andrew Korybko The impending counteroffensive that’s being planned will likely determine the future of Mali. Moussa Ag Acharatoumane, a member of the National Transitional Council and leader… Read More ›
Will China Step Up To Protect Its Access To Zambia’s Critical Minerals From The US? By Andrew Korybko China could replace the US’ subsidization of Zambia’s healthcare industry to preempt it from obtaining influence over Zambia’s critical minerals one, but failing… Read More ›
The US’ Joint Operation Against ISIS In Nigeria Sends A Message To The Sahelian Alliance By Andrew Korybko The scenario of a US-backed Nigerian anti-terrorist intervention in Mali is becoming increasingly likely. Trump announced over the weekend that the US and Nigeria carried… Read More ›