The Wagner rebellion has exposed some of the systemic weaknesses in the Kremlin’s crisis management strategy. Although the aftermath remains unclear, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s actions may have set a chain of events in motion. The events of the past two days in Russia have prompted a thus-far inconclusive deluge of speculation …

Wagner represents a wider problem for the Russian military as to how it generates effective but politically apathetic troops to sustain its war. On 23 June 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin announced that he would embark on a ‘March for Justice’ at the head of his Wagner Group. Within 24 hours his …

Whilst some may cheer on the anti-France feelings seen in protests in Niger, the military coup is unlikely to provide the people with relief from the current poverty, let alone put the country on a democratic path, argues Yasser Louati. The ongoing coup in Niger has meant that the relatively …