The Sahelian Domino Effect: How Mali’s Latest Crisis Could Ignite a West African War By Andrew Korybko There’s a growing risk that Tuareg separatism might once again spread from Mali to Niger, and radical Islamist violence could spread further into there… Read More ›
The Russian-Tuareg War Was Inevitable From The Moment That Wagner Arrived In Mali By Andrew Korybko To channel Putin when referring to Syria’s accidental shooting down of a Russian spy plane in late 2018 while trying to hit an Israeli jet,… Read More ›
Reconciliation, Not Rebellion: The Only Path Forward For Mali’s Tuaregs By Andrew Korybko If the Tuareg end their rebellion, cut off their foreign patrons, and ally with the state against al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM, then elements of the Algiers Accord could be restored,… Read More ›
The West Aims To Achieve Five Goals Through Its Sponsorship Of Insurgency In Mali By Andrew Korybko If it wasn’t for the Africa Corps’ valiant defence of their positions throughout the country, Mali probably would have already fallen, but it now… Read More ›
The Tuareg Are Once Again Discrediting Their Cause By Functioning As Foreign Proxies By Andrew Korybko The Tuareg cause – for as legitimate as some might consider it to be – is now being exploited by the West as a cover… Read More ›
The West Itself, Not Putin, Is Behind Every EU Migrant Crisis By Andrew Korybko The purpose in talking about this now might be aimed at manipulating Hungarian voters into supporting the opposition during the upcoming parliamentary elections on the false basis… Read More ›
Why Russia’s Syria Strategy Goes Far Beyond Protecting Its Military Bases By Andrew Korybko They’re all connected to its role in jointly building the “New Syria”. Syrian President Ahmed “Jolani” al-Sharaa’s second trip to Moscow in several months was widely interpreted as having… Read More ›
How State‑Tolerated “Potemkinism” Distorts Global Perceptions Of Russian Foreign Policy By Andrew Korybko This refers to top “Non-Russian Pro-Russian” influencers’ creation of alternative realities, such as the metanarrative that Russia leads a global network of mutual defence allies that collectively challenges… Read More ›
Sharaa Envisages Russia Helping Him Build The “New Syria” By Andrew Korybko They’re embarking on a joint post-modern “nation-building mission” similar in spirit to the dozens that Russia’s Soviet predecessor was famous for across the Global South. Syrian President Ahmed “Jolani”… Read More ›
What’s The Future Of Russia’s Bases In Syria? By Andrew Korybko Lavrov suggested that they could facilitate the dispatch of aid to Africa, but it’s also possible that they might host complex military-diplomatic talks between all stakeholders in Syria while also… Read More ›
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