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 ›
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 ›
Algeria Enhances Relations With Russia After Getting Alienated By Macron’s Arrogance By Uriel Araujo Macron’s foreign policy turn, using the recognition of a disputed territory as a kind of quid pro quo, has in fact further aggravated the local tensions, as… Read More ›
Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction By Andrew Korybko The example set by Sao Tome & Principe is that even tiny countries can multi-align between Great Powers in the New Cold War… Read More ›
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa By Uriel Araujo The ongoing crisis today in the Red Sea involving the Houthi rebels as well as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza (which impacts the whole Middle East) are direct… Read More ›
Nigeria Is To Blame For The Sahelian Confederation’s Withdrawal From ECOWAS By Andrew Korybko In hindsight, it was inevitable that the charade of Nigeria’s regional leadership would end, but nobody could have predicted the dramatic way in which it happened. The planned… 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 Nigerien Coup Prompted A Long-Overdue Discussion About Sovereignty In West Africa By Andrew Korybko The AU and ECOWAS are arguably against the sovereign will of the Nigerien people whereas that country’s interim military-led authorities, the newly formed Sahelian Alliance, and… Read More ›
The AU-ECOWAS Rift Over Niger Was Predictable By Andrew Korybko Africa still has a long way to go before its unity approaches EU-like levels. Last month’s patriotic military coup in Niger divided not just ECOWAS, but also ECOWAS and the AU… Read More ›
Why Is US Media Talking About Nigerien General Moussa Barmou All Of A Sudden? By Andrew Korybko Americans are suddenly learning more about Barmou because the US is likely exploring the possibility of employing this trusted pre-coup partner as a bridge… Read More ›
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