Mali’s Support Of Morocco’s Western Sahara Autonomy Plan Will Worsen Tensions With Algeria By Andrew Korybko Russia might be forced to choose between its two partners if their tensions spiral out of control. The Malian Foreign Minister recently withdrew his country’s recognition of… Read More ›
American Moves In Libya Aim To Sever Russia’s Air Bridge To The Sahelian Alliance By Andrew Korybko This likely precedes a planned intensification of the Franco-US Hybrid War on that bloc. It was warned in February that “The US Might Make… Read More ›
France’s Latest Effort To Delegitimize The Sahelian Alliance Will Fail By Andrew Korybko The transparent purpose is to misportray this regional integration group as either Russian puppets or manipulated by Russia. Radio France International (RFI) recently drew attention to allegedly leaked… Read More ›
Russia Is Quietly Expanding Its Influence In Madagascar And The Comoros By Andrew Korybko Russia ultimately has nothing to lose and everything to gain while France has lots to lose and will struggle to retain its influence there. Le Monde reported… Read More ›
The US Might Make The Sahelian Alliance An Offer That It Can’t Refuse By Andrew Korybko Its members might be told by the Bureau of African Affairs’ chief to let the US replace or at least “balance” Russia’s role as their… Read More ›
Why Did Trump Bomb ISIS In Nigeria On Christmas? By Andrew Korybko This might not be a one-off attack for domestic political purposes but the beginning of a campaign aimed at wresting Nigeria away from BRICS and restoring its role as… Read More ›
Russia’s Long-Delayed Sudanese Naval Base Might Be Back On Track By Andrew Korybko The timing of this latest report was probably aimed at complicating the revived Russian-US talks on Ukraine by putting “deep state” pressure on Trump to demand that Sudan… Read More ›
The US Might Pursue The “Peaceful Balkanization” Of The Congo By Andrew Korybko Trump 2.0 might conclude that federalization is the only sustainable solution to the Congo’s protracted political-security crises for averting its (inevitable?) second collapse and subsequently enabling the US… Read More ›
A Russian Expert Shared An Unexpected Assessment Of The Beninese Coup Attempt By Andrew Korybko He believes that the French were behind it and sought to undermine the regional security system. The failed Beninese coup was seen by many as an… Read More ›
Here’s How Key Stakeholders Can Help Broker A Port Deal Between Ethiopia And Eritrea By Andrew Korybko While Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the stakeholders most capable of stopping Egypt from exploiting Eritrea as a proxy due to their financial… Read More ›