ECOWAS in the larger context of Africa’s historic interactions with China, France, USA, UK and Russia
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Will US Troops Leave Syria or Iraq? What a US Withdrawal Might Mean..
China dealing with terrorism in line with law + More
URUMQI (China): China has been dealing with the issue of terrorism in the autonomous region of Xinjiang in accordance with law and the untoward incidents here have witnessed a decline since 2016.
China dealing with terrorism in line with law
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[01-24] World community urged to take ‘decisive’ action to stop Chinese genocide against Uyghurs
Washington: As China’s human rights record came up for Universal Period Review (UPR) at the UN, the Government-in-Exile of East Turkistan, also known as Xinjiang Province in China, has said the international community must move beyond the diplomatic means and urgently take “decisive” and “tangible” actions to stop genocide against Uyghur Muslims.
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[11-23] “All Static and Noise” anti-China propaganda film about Uyghurs
Biden administration tells Congress it intends to sell Turkey F-16s after Erdogan approved Sweden’s NATO membership
During a trip to Turkey in February 2023, Blinken met with Erdogan, who stressed the need for the US to give Turkey the F-16s before he would approve Sweden’s membership into the alliance. Blinken, in turn, told the Turkish president multiple times that members of Congress would not approve the sale of jets until Turkey allowed Sweden to join NATO.
Why Russia is Winning the Drone War in Ukraine
Ukraine is losing the drone war. This isn’t a claim made by the Russian Ministry of Defense or by Russian state media, but rather the headline of an article appearing in Foreign Affairs magazine, written by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt who now heads a think tank, the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), advising the US government regarding artificial intelligence and other emerging technology.
Why Russia is Winning the Drone War in Ukraine
Reviving ISIS: A US weapon against the Resistance Axis, by The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent

The U.S. has never hesitated to use those it calls terrorists as a means for its own ends. From The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent at thecradle.co:
Is it a coincidence that the world’s foremost terror organization is being revived just as the US struggles under a multi-front assault on its hegemony in West Asia? More curiously, both ISIS and Washington’s targets are exactly the same.
Reviving ISIS: A US weapon against the Resistance Axis, by The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent
H/T: Der Friedensstifter
Charting a New Course: Niger Builds Ties With Russia to Escape France’s Dark Shadow
Niger shifts from Western allies to Russia, seeking independent defense capabilities and economic growth after France’s withdrawal, cautiously balancing new international partnerships.
Charting a New Course: Niger Builds Ties With Russia to Escape France’s Dark Shadow
What else does Russia export, beyond oil and gas?
What else does Russia export, beyond oil and gas?
Russia is a key supplier of not just oil and gas, but also wheat, metals and fertilizers.
China’s Game in Gaza: How Beijing Is Exploiting Israel’s War to Win Over the Global South
Foreign Affairs so, yes, it has a bias. Author Mark Leonard
Still there are some points of interest. One obvious point made is the lamentable state of US diplomacy. Perhaps better acknowledged as non existent.
China’s Game in Gaza: How Beijing Is Exploiting Israel’s War to Win Over the Global South
The USG is doing a good enough job of ruining its reputation, on the international stage, but let’s blame China! 🤦🏼♀️
The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat
We are very happy to bring you this excerpt from Colonel Jacques Baud’s latest book, The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat (L’art de la guerre russe: Comment l’occident conduire l’ukraine a la echec). This is a detailed study of the two-year old conflict in which the West has brutally used the Ukrainians to pursue an old pipedream: the conquest of Russia.
The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat
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