Niger is the world's seventh largest supplier of uranium, which is a crucial fuel source for nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Professor Elisha says that they may be overplaying their hand by trying to replace the West in Niger. The Russians might stand a benefit from the regime change, although some of that would be a PR win more than a material one. Mass migration is a major concern because war can open the floodgates by destabilizing borders.

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