Russia’s Burkinabe Deployment Is A Pretty Big Deal By Andrew Korybko Slowly but surely, a new Russian-backed pole of influence is emerging in Africa, which could eventually attract the participation of neighbouring multipolar countries like similarly military-led Guinea. The first contingent… Read More ›
France Is Reeling From The Powerful Blow That Russia Just Dealt To Its Prestige In Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Turning a blind eye to its citizens’ mercenary activity in Ukraine backfired by leading to a major loss of prestige instead of… Read More ›
Interpreting France, The US And Russia’s Latest Statements About The Djiboutian-Eritrean Dispute By Andrew Korybko Eritrea’s regional security dilemma with Ethiopia and its troubled ties with Djibouti’s Western partners arguably impede its policymakers’ ability to appreciate the strategic importance of those… Read More ›
Azerbaijan Once Again Warned About The Threat Of French Neo-Colonialism To The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko Just like France crawled back to the US after being backstabbed by it with AUKUS to do its geopolitical bidding against Russia in Ukraine,… Read More ›
Here’s Why The US Is Responsible For France’s Withdrawal From Niger By Andrew Korybko The US backstabbed France in West Africa after cutting a secret deal in Niger almost two years to the day after it backstabbed that same country in… Read More ›
The Newly Formed Sahelian Alliance Will Reshape Regional Military-Strategic Dynamics By Andrew Korybko Niger will remain the “weakest link” to comprehensive military-economic integration within the Sahelian Alliance so long as it continues hosting the US’ two drone bases there. Its interim… Read More ›
The Resumption Of US Military Activity In Niger Puts France On The Strategic Backfoot By Andrew Korybko France is forced to react to the latest trends of patriotic military coups and the US’ newfound pragmatic response to the most recent one… Read More ›
France Reportedly Thinks That The US Backstabbed It During Nuland’s Trip To Niger By Andrew Korybko France fears that the interim military-led government is willing to explore a deal whereby they’ll agree to keep Russia/Wagner at bay and retain the US’… Read More ›
France Declared That It Won’t Let The Nigerien Junta Kick It Out Of Niger By Andrew Korybko France’s preemptive refusal to withdraw from Niger if the junta demands that it do so on the pretext that they’re illegitimate putschists contrasts with… Read More ›
None Of Nigeria’s Objective National Interests Are Served By Invading Niger By Andrew Korybko Although it’s everyone’s right to think whatever they want about the merits of Niger’s regime change, there are no plausible grounds for considering it a threat to… Read More ›
Voice of East 