Compounded by the tensions between Russia, Europe, and the United States as well as by France’s waning influence in the Sahel in West Africa, Wagner became an unexpected leverage asset for West African countries and another Russian sanctions’ target for the EU and the United States.
France24 spoke to Yan St-Pierre about how the terror threat in Europe has evolved since the 2015 Paris attacks, as well as how successive anti-terrorism laws have fundamentally changed France’s legal landscape since then.
Phoenix News Hong Kong interviewed Yan St-Pierre about the Taliban’s need to establish a good relationship with Germany.
Deutsche Welle conducted a series of interviews with Yan St-Pierre on the Kabul airport attack and the role of IS-Khorasan in Afghanistan.
For the first piece I've written for our site in a very long time, I discuss the "double standard" when it comes to #Wagner presence in #Mali compared to its other deployments and how/if it could impact the broader security dynamics in the #Sahel https://twitter.com/MOSECON_Group/status/1483125283762941955
What's the future of international missions in the #Sahel? @MOSECON_Yan analyzes Russian PMC #Wagner's presence in West Africa and the impact on Western #counterterrorism strategies, weighing short-term benefits against long-term consequences. #Mali
https://www.mosecon.com/dont-believe-the-hype-the-wagner-groups-presence-in-mali/
What's the future of international missions in the #Sahel? @MOSECON_Yan analyzes Russian PMC #Wagner's presence in West Africa and the impact on Western #counterterrorism strategies, weighing short-term benefits against long-term consequences. #Mali
https://www.mosecon.com/dont-believe-the-hype-the-wagner-groups-presence-in-mali/
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, le président qui promettait de refonder le Mali. L'ancien président malien est mort à Bamako hier, à l’âge de 76 ans | par @chatelot https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2022/01/17/ibrahim-boubacar-keita-le-president-qui-promettait-de-refonder-le-mali_6109796_3382.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1642416608-2
What are the key changes in the way #banditry is conducted in #Nigeria? How is the convergence of interests between #organizedcrime and #terrorism changing the security landscape in northern Nigeria? You'll find the answers in the recording of the latest #NERCT event.
You can now listen to Dr. Al Okoli, a senior lecturer in Political Science at Federal University of Lafia, who gave a highly insightful presentation on the linkage between #banditry and #insurgency in #Nigeria at the latest #NERCT event.
https://nerct.com/nerct-2021-banditry-is-a-crime-of-opportunity/
Problem liegt nicht in Fähigkeiten der BW oder komplexer Natur der #Sahel-Konflikte (#Mali ist nur 1 Teil), sondern dass kein Entscheider klar weiß, warum D da sein sollte, außer als Frankreichs Unterstützung. Wie können Pläne & Ziele festgelegt werden, wenn Zweck unklar ist? 1/2 https://twitter.com/GSPSipo/status/1481171991432474625
(KS) Vors. des Verteidigungsausschusses Strack-Zimmermann warnt vor schneller Beendigung des #Mali-Einsatzes der #Bundeswehr. Konsequenzen müssten bedacht u. evtl. auch schwerere Bewaffnung (z.B. durch Rpz. #Boxer) zum Schutz der Soldaten geprüft werden.
https://www.n-tv.de/23051937
