Russia Policy Monitor No. 2601
New nuclear moves from Moscow;
The limits of Turkish diplomacy;
New attention to Russia's nukes;
Wagner's uncertain future
New nuclear moves from Moscow;
The limits of Turkish diplomacy;
New attention to Russia's nukes;
Wagner's uncertain future
Niger Coup: Europeans look for an exit;
...As Washington mulls pulling up stakes...
...While ECOWAS threatens consequences...
...And the African Union suspends Niamey;
The AU leaves Somalia, creating security challenges;
Uganda's troubling trajectory;
A way out of Kenya's unrest
Ever since it launched its "special military operation" against Kyiv last year, global publics have wondered just how long Moscow can keep up its war of aggression.
Since Xi Jinping’s accession to power in 2012, nearly every aspect of China’s relations with Africa has grown dramatically. Beijing has increased the share of resources it devotes to African countries, expanding military cooperation, technological investment, and educational and cultural programs as well as extending its political influence.
“[T]he basis of [U.S.] support” for Israel, longtime U.S. diplomat and Israel watcher Dennis Ross wrote back in 2015, “is driven by the perception of Israel as a country that shares America’s values... The last thing Israel needs now is to have its basic democratic character called into question.”