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Nigeria and Nigerien Coup: Allegory of the Hunch-Backed Cripple ( 3)

When a plane carrying Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin plunged out of the sky in pieces on Aug. 23 near Moscow, suspicions immediately turned to the Kremlin. Prigozhin’s brief mutiny in June to protest President Vladimir Putin’s handling of the war in Ukraine was an obvious motive for this suspected act of revenge. After all, it […]

They paint themselves as ‘victimized’ by the media, yet have strict control over all outlets and reporting on their countries. Journalists are heavily persecuted in both nations, which rank amongst the bottom in media freedom, and dissident voices will continue to be oppressed in Moscow and Baku as long as the kleptocracy remains in power. Painting themselves as ‘victimized’ by the media, yet have strict control over all outlets and reporting on their countries. Journalists are heavily p...

Ultimately, the only way to secure Ukraine and the rest of the world from Russian threats is to arm Kyiv with the tools it needs to regain its territory. The more Putin continues to escalate a war in which he still hasn't reached a single primary objective, the more degraded the Russian military and labor force will be for the next several decades. Ultimately, the only way to secure Ukraine and the rest of the world from Russian threats is to arm Kyiv with the tools it needs to regain its t...

Once upon a time, a cripple with a hunchback boasted about leading his people to war. He was warned to keep off because of his visible infirmity. He was asked how he would escape when the war broke out. He said it did not matter. He believed that since he was the king of his |

In part 2 of this seminar dissertation, we dealt with the principle and forms of intervention; and the many reasons why Nigeria should not be in a hurry to lead an unholy war to militarily attack the coupist in Niger. In this tranche, we shall highlight more of such reasons, and then take on other |

The Kremlin is insisting that legally, the Wagner Group is not a private military company (PMC). Even though such a group of mercenaries does exist, the Kremlin has made no comment on its future following the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The list of influential Russians who have been killed or died under murky circumstances after opposing, criticizing, or crossing Putin, the Kremlin, or the state is long. If his death is confirmed, a new addition will be Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose mutiny made a president portrayed as strong look weak.

Why an Embraer passenger jet purportedly carrying Russia’s most notorious mercenary chief plummeted from the skies north of Moscow is still under investigation. But it’s not the first time that an aviation incident has been shrouded in mystery -- with wider political implications.

CNN — A top Russian general who disappeared after a mutiny by the mercenary group Wagner has been removed as head of the country's space forces, Russian