August, 2023

• 3 August

  Niger Is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

  

  At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by …

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• 3 August

  China’s Control Over AI Apps: Emerging Dynamics In The Field Of Artificial Intelligence – Analysis

  

  China is actively fostering and encouraging innovation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) via a multitude of approaches. With the order from the Chinese government, Apple has removed over 100 artificial intelligence applications from the Chinese App Store. These apps have broken enacted governmental regulations that seek to curb …

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• 3 August

  Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

  

  At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by …

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• 3 August

  Current State Of China-US Relations And Philippine Security – Analysis

  

  Despite the recent opening of some of channels of communication between China and the United States, the two major powers are still at loggerheads over a panoply of global and regional security issues that have tremendous bearings on Philippine security. The current state of China-US relations remains tense and the …

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• 3 August

  Russia And China Strategic Partnership Post-Ukraine: Transactional Or Enduring? – Analysis

  

  Russia and China post-Ukraine invasion by Russia by all visible indicators stand intertwined geopolitically and strategically compelled by their respective diplomatic isolations of Russia by NATO and China by United States–led alliances and Strategic Partnerships in Indo Pacific, leading to the crucial question as to whether the Ukraine-cemented Russia-China Strategic …

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• 3 August

  Niger Coup: US Loses Another ‘Vital African Ally’ – OpEd

  

  Located at the crossroads of North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Niger is the largest country in West Africa and the 6th largest country in Africa. Yet, it is hardly a familiar name like Nigeria, Ghana or Kenya. That is about to change. Last week, Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, was unceremoniously …

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• 3 August

  Niger’s Coup Is A West African Disaster In The Making – Analysis

  

  Niger, America’s last relatively strong and democratic security partner in the Sahel region of West Africa, succumbed to a coup on July 26. In true praetorian fashion, soldiers from the Presidential Guard turned on President Mohamed Bazoum, detaining him in his presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. The government may …

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• 3 August

  Beijing’s Wagner Wariness

  

  When the Wagner mutiny first happened in late June, it shocked most strategists and observers in China. To them, it added a whole new layer of uncertainty to their understanding of Russian domestic politics, the Russian-Ukrainian War, and China’s overall external security environment. With Russian President Vladimir Putin now appearing …

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• 3 August

  US, Russia mum as Turkey escalates attacks against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq

  

  Both the White House and the State Department remain silent as Turkey’s military campaign against the PKK continues “full blast.” Turkey’s military campaign against alleged Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in Syria and Iraq is continuing full blast with at least four fighters of the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) …

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• 3 August

  Berlin’s Delicate Balance With Beijing

  

  Will a Toughened China Strategy Be Enough? In 2020, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, called on Europe to forge its “own way” with China and distance itself from the “open confrontation” approach pursued by U.S. President Donald Trump. The goal of Borrell’s “Sinatra doctrine,” so named in …

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