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.
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)
On Sunday, April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers launched their attacks on nine different targets in Sri Lanka. For this article, Yan St-Pierre focuses on the government’s and security officals’ response to the early warning intelligence and their public relations management after the attack.
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
