... flexible arrangements capable of responding simultaneously to immediate security requirements and political sovereignty. In Niger, recent political shifts revealed the fragility of the balance between internal security considerations and external normative ... ... individual cases but part of a broader operational model extending beyond a single state.
Ivan Loshkaryov:
The Alliance of Sahel States: Initial Difficulties as a Resource for Development
These developments do not merely reflect the decline of one international ...
... thereby assuming certain obligations to support the Alliance’s counterterrorism efforts.
The prospect of deeper integration of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso was first raised in late 2023, and in early July 2024, after Yevkurov’s next visit to the Sahel (Mali and Niger), the Confederation of Sahel States was established. The inaugural summit, in addition to security and military cooperation,
addressed
further trilateral cooperation in the socio-economic sphere. This suggests that the AES’s scope of activity ...
... to cut the ties between moderate Tuareg paramilitary groups and radicals? What leverage do France and the U.S. have over the Sahel countries? What options do Russia, China, Turkey and Arab states have for expanding their influence? Is it likely to have ... ... University, Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University and MGIMO University, as well as experts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.