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Mali, Russia, and the collapse of a dangerous illusion
BY OUMAROU SANOU The events that unfolded across Mali last weekend are not merely another chapter in the Sahel’s long-running…
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Mali at the crossroads: Sovereignty without stability?
BY CHUKWUEMEKA EZE Mali’s crisis has entered a more dangerous phase not simply because of territorial losses, but because of…
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The mirage of great-power protection: Lessons for the Sahel from Iran, Syria and Venezuela
BY OUMAROU SANOU The world appears once again on edge. Tensions in the Middle East involving Iran, Israel and the…
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Emerging world order and Africa’s lessons from the Trump era
BY OUMAROU SANOU The post–cold war international order was never perfect, but it rested on an implicit bargain: economic integration,…
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