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Author archiveMarcel Plichta

Marcel Plichta is a postgraduate student in Global Security at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir speaks during the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 18, 2018.
Commentary Africa White House

The US Is Letting Sudan Off the Hook

Lifting sanctions allows the regime to continue to sow discord in a region that the U.S. and allies are spending billions to stabilize.

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2018-06-20 18:40
In this photo taken Friday May 26, 2017, UN peacekeepers patrol outside Bria, Central African Republic.
Commentary Africa Russia

Russia Is Back In Africa — and Making Some Very Odd Deals

Since December, Moscow has struck major deals in the Central African Republic with both government and rebel leaders.

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2018-05-22 10:15
UN peacekeepers from China stand at attention during the 2014 visit of the leader of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), at the Chinese camp in Gao.
Commentary Africa China

China Is Filling the Africa-Sized Gap in US Strategy

While U.S. troops fight terror groups, Beijing is locking up supplies of raw materials key to the future of defense.

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2018-03-28 10:30

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