The conflict is domestic, regional and international. Western media have been exaggerating the role of the Wagner Group and all but omitting the influence of U.S. allies in the region.
Some of us have warned again and again that the prosecution of the WikiLeaks publisher made life more dangerous for journalists operating in difficult conditions worldwide. We were ignored.
Bruised in Africa, Macron is looking for a chance to hit back at Russia in its own backyard in the Caucasus and Central Asia. But he’s punching way above his weight, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
The Sahel coups are against conditions of life afflicting most of the region’s people, writes Vijay Prashad — conditions created by theft of sovereignty by multinationals and the old colonial ruler.