In June 2023, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jonathon Braga met with Niger’s Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou at Air Base 101, a site bolstered by $158 million in U.S. arms sales since 2017. Just weeks later, General Barmou led a military coup that ousted Niger’s democratically elected president, reportedly using U.S.-provided weapons. Sub-Saharan Africa is… Read more »
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Giving Multilateralism a Cold Shoulder: Russian Domination and Exploitation of Frozen Conflict Zones
Russia—through arms trade, financial resource assistance, and war—establishes itself as a power maintaining control in its region. However, complete stability continues to escape the Kremlin due to frozen conflict zones, intra-state regions struggling to attain independence. Formed after the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), frozen conflict zones endure in an atmosphere… Read more »