Pushing back. France’s ambassador to Niger, Sylvian Itte, is remaining in the country, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, despite the military junta’s demand on Friday that he leave within 48 hours. Macron said his government would continue to back the ousted president and that Paris would support any diplomatic or military action by the […]
Backlash. Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was suspended after Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he had met with her in Italy and discussed...
Diplomatic exchanges don’t carry much geopolitical weight by themselves. Even the truly monumental moments in international affairs are made possible by months if not...
For the past few years, one military after another in West Africa has overthrown its democratically elected leaders without garnering too much attention abroad....
Enlargement. At the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, the leaders of the member states invited six countries – Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab...
Amid growing Western pressure and changes throughout Eurasia, regions that were once considered on the Eurasian periphery are now gaining significance. Chief among them...
