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When There's Unrest in Russia, Watch the North Caucasus
Neil Hauer · 7 Sept · 9 min read
Niger's Rebellion Shows the Sahel Crisis is Growing Out of Control
Saturday's failed coup in Niamey was staged by soldiers from Niger's jihadist-plagued frontlines — and only Russia's Africa Corps saved the junta that sent them there.Paweł Wójcik · 3 Sept · 10 min read
Trump Has Brought the War on Terror to the Americas
William B. Lipscomb · 1 Sept · 12 min read
Sudan’s Paramilitaries are the Best-Funded Insurgents on Earth. They’re also Losing the War.
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces are arguably the most well-funded and armed insurgency in decades. With billions of dollars in funding and near-daily weapon deliveries from the UAE, winning the civil war should in theory have been easy. But the opposite is true. The RSF is losing.Thomas van Linge · 31 Aug · 11 min read
The Taliban Won Afghanistan. Now They're Fighting Each Other
Paweł Wójcik · 27 Aug · 11 min read
The Hostage Economy: How Kidnapping Funds the Sahel's Wars
Brant Philip · 26 Aug · 13 min read
Why Did Russian Democracy Fail? Start With its Minorities
Henrik Hannes Herkel · 24 Aug · 13 min read
Russia is Trying to Sustain Africa Corps at all Costs. Here's How.
Casus Belli · 20 Aug · 15 min read
What's Really Going On With Fedorov’s Firing? A Former Adviser Explains
Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal was officially presented as part of a government reshuffle. The real explanation lies in his growing popularity, his confrontation with Ukraine’s military establishment, and the powerful interests threatened by his defence reforms. Illya Sekirin · 18 Aug · 12 min read
Governments are Scrambling for a Starlink Alternative. Does One Even Exist?
Jakub Janovsky · 17 Aug · 13 min read
No-One Knows How Many Have Died in Myanmar's Civil War
Evan Moloney · 13 Aug · 12 min read
The US is Weighing Intervention in Mali. That Could be a Bad Idea.
Paweł Wójcik · 11 Aug · 13 min readShow 12 more
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