Mali’s Potential Fall To Terrorists Could Result In Another French-Led Intervention By Andrew Korybko The dual pretexts of crushing the world’s latest so-called caliphate and averting another 2015-like migrant crisis could suffice for rallying the public around a French-led mission for… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Overreach In Africa: From Proxy War In Europe To Proxy Adventurism Abroad By Uriel Araujo Reports suggest Ukrainian weapons and operatives are fuelling conflicts in Mali, Sudan, and Libya, in its push to “counter Russia”. While Kiev brands its outreach… Read More ›
Assessing Russia’s Claims That Ukraine Is Responsible For Terrorism All Across Africa By Andrew Korybko The US has the power to put a stop to this by threatening to cut Ukraine off if it refuses but won’t because it believes that… Read More ›
Why Did Ghana Of All Countries Agree To Partially Finance Ukraine’s Drone Program? By Andrew Korybko Footing part of this bill in exchange for Ukrainian support for securing its borders is one of the costs that Ghana must pay as part… Read More ›
Wagner’s Withdrawal From Mali Might Reshape The Conflict’s Military-Political Dynamics By Andrew Korybko The recent friction in Russian-Algerian ties over this conflict might be alleviated while Mali could consider offering the Tuaregs broad autonomy in exchange for joining forces against radical… Read More ›
Worsening Tensions Between Algeria And The Sahelian Alliance Put Russia In A Predictable Dilemma By Andrew Korybko It was impossible in retrospect for Russia to balance between them given their diametrically opposed views on the Tuareg issue, which each regards as… Read More ›
Russia’s Support Of Mali Is Driving Algeria To Diversify Its Military Partnerships By Andrew Korybko Algeria seemingly suspects that Russia might leverage its dominant military supply role to coerce concessions on the latest Mali-Tuareg conflict, which Algiers wouldn’t comply with for… Read More ›
Close Russian Partner Algeria Wants Wagner To Withdraw From Mali By Andrew Korybko The best scenario is that Algeria candidly explains its interests in this conflict to Russia and pledges not to provide any material support to the Tuaregs as a… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Training Of Tuareg Rebels Couldn’t Be Possible Without Polish Support By Andrew Korybko The training of terrorist-designated West African groups on Polish soil is nothing but a way for Warsaw to curry more favour with Washington and Kiev as none… Read More ›
Why Are Some Nigerian Protesters Waving Russian Flags? By Andrew Korybko The argument can cogently be made that this isn’t proof of Russian meddling. Nigeria arrested more than 90 protesters last week who were waving Russian flags while demonstrating against the rising… Read More ›