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gems, warlords and mercenaries: russia’s playbook in central african

Analysts and some diplomats say the Central African Republic has offered Russia a blueprint that it can export to other oil- and mineral-rich nations in exchange for mining rights. . . . ... In October 2017, a year after France declared its own peacekeeping mission complete and generally..

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uscirf releases 2019 annual report and recommendations for world’s

The 16 countries USCIRF recommended for CPC designation include 10 that the State Department so designated in November 2018 – Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan – as well as six others that the State Department has not designated – Central..

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Washington is following the same suit in Libya as it did in Venezuela, reiterating that political solution is the only way out of the crisis in the African country. . . . . Russia: US Occupation of..

russia’s africa ambitions

As a major global energy player, Russia clearly has an economic interest in African energy issues. ... Of course, Russia has sold arms to, and trained, the security services of African states for many years, perhaps most notably of late in the Central African..

what about predatory washington??

Bolton admits as much when he calls the administration's new plan response to predatory practices pursued by China and Russia stunt economic growth Africa threaten the independence of African nations inhibit opportunities for U.S investment interfere with U.S military operations and pose..

congress and war

U.S. relations with the African Union and Russia have suffered. . Given this outcome, it is useful to explore a counterfactual: what would have happened if Congress had engaged early in the decision-making process on Libya, exposed the inconsistency between U.S. aims and Resolution 1973, and..

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