France24: November 2015 Paris attacks trial ends – Several grey areas remain
Main suspect Salah Abdeslam started the trial by proudly saying he was a “soldier” of Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
- July 22, 2019
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Don’t believe the Hype: The Wagner Group’s Presence in Mali
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. - January 9, 2024
France24: Paris 2024 ‘security challenges’ – Over past decade, terrorism has left France ‘extremely vulnerable’
France 24 invited Yan St-Pierre to comment on the Paris 2024 'security challenges'. - October 29, 2019
Paris Peace Forum 2019 countdown
Yan St-Pierre and Susanne Schröder will be attending the Paris Peace Forum this year. In the light of MOSECON's ongoing engagement in Nigeria, the Sahel region and the Middle East, the forum offers a great platform for building collaborations and networking with like-minded professionals.
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Don’t believe the Hype: The Wagner Group’s Presence in Mali
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.
Coup in Burkina Faso: Realpolitik and shifting geostrategic dynamics
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.
France24: Paris terror attacks trial
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.