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 ›
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Why Did Ghana Of All Countries Agree To Partially Finance Ukraine’s Drone Program?
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 ›
Worsening Tensions Between Algeria And The Sahelian Alliance Put Russia In A Predictable Dilemma
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 ›
Ukraine’s Training Of Tuareg Rebels Couldn’t Be Possible Without Polish Support
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?
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 ›
Ukraine’s Boast About Being Behind The Tuaregs’ Ambush Of Wagner In Mali Came Back To Bite It
Ukraine’s Boast About Being Behind The Tuaregs’ Ambush Of Wagner In Mali Came Back To Bite It By Andrew Korybko Mali and Niger cut ties with Ukraine after its military-intelligence representative admitted that Kiev backs groups that they consider to be… Read More ›
The Tuareg Conflict Is Much More Complex Than Casual Observers Might Imagine
The Tuareg Conflict Is Much More Complex Than Casual Observers Might Imagine By Andrew Korybko The conflict is a complex multi-sided one wherein the West, religious extremists, and Algeria have shared interests in the Malian government meaningfully decentralizing power to Tuareg-inhabited… Read More ›
What Are Turkish Syrian-Sourced Mercenaries Doing In Niger?
What Are Turkish Syrian-Sourced Mercenaries Doing In Niger? By Andrew Korybko Objectively speaking, Niger seems interested in broadening its number of non-Western security partners, which is being done in this case by allowing its Turkish partner’s Syrian-sourced mercenaries to protect their… Read More ›
Reuters Revealed The Reason Why Niger Asked American Troops To Leave The Country
Reuters Revealed The Reason Why Niger Asked American Troops To Leave The Country By Andrew Korybko All the media hype about the reasons why this happened (ex: “Russian influence”) and the expected consequences (ex: “an upsurge in terrorism”) distract from the… Read More ›
Macron Keeps Discrediting France By Making Mistake After Mistake On The Foreign Policy Front
Macron Keeps Discrediting France By Making Mistake After Mistake On The Foreign Policy Front By Andrew Korybko At this rate, there’s no longer any credible chance that France will revive its independent foreign policy traditions after the five major foreign policy… Read More ›
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