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.
Burkina Faso is now the 3rd Sahel country since 08/20 to experience a putsch, while another possible attempt was thwarted in Niger in 03/21. It is also the 4th coup in northern Africa in less than a year after Chad, Guinea, and Sudan. This suggests that the deterrents the international community uses to stop this trend are failing and that military officials in the region see little impediment to seizing power.
In this article, Yan St-Pierre offers an overview how COVID-19 is perceived as both validation & opportunity for ideological & religious terrorist organisations & extremists, and how the current situation will likely nudge borderline terrorists to act.
The assassination of German politician Walter Lübcke, allegedly by a far right extremist, surprised many German politicians, who appear to have suddenly become aware of the threat far right terrorism represents. Yan St-Pierre discusses, why the climate of fear and extremism has been decades in the making. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0)
#Alqaida Zentral hat in den letzten Jahren stark an Macht über die anderen AQ Einheiten verloren, aber #Zawahiri hatte noch Einfluss. Es wird interessant sein zu sehen, wie AQ Zentral jetzt Einfluss behalten kann.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-08/al-kaida-chef-bei-cia-einsatz-getoetet
La "centrale" #alquaida a perdu en influence au cours des années mais #Zawahiri était malgré tout en mesure d'influer les autres entities du groupe. Avec son décès, il sera intéressant d'observer le degré d'influence que la centrale pourra maintenir.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/08/02/les-etats-unis-ont-tue-ayman-al-zawahiri-le-chef-d-al-qaida-selon-des-medias-americains_6136882_3210.html#xtor=AL-32280270-[default]-[android]
#Alqaida "central" lost significant influence over other AQ entities over the years, but #Zawahiri still held some sway. Will be interesting to see how AQ central retains its influence now.
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Ayman al-Zawahri, Top Qaeda Leader https://nyti.ms/3oJV6sK
En moins de deux ans, et avec une accélération signifiante depuis environ 10 mois, l'expansion du terrorisme vers le nord du #Togo comme de le nord du Bénin, parvient à provoquer une autre crise humanitaire émergente. 1/
Togo: après les attaques, les populations continuent à quitter les villages du Nord https://rfi.my/8bC9.t
Worrying numbers that reflect political polarization in the U.S. & the increasing numbers of militia recruits & militias. While more research is needed, it could also reflect a broader normalization of the use of violence as a sociopolitical response. 1/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/19/one-in-five-us-adults-condone-political-violence-survey?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
