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Niger coup: 78% of people support military government's anti-colonial policies

Geopolitical Economy Report

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Russia's Influence in the Global South

Ben Norton: In much of the global south, Russia is still very popular because of that anti-colonial history. He says Western powers by exaggerating Russia's influence in Niger are actually making Russia even more popular in the global south. Norton: The West would love to portray all of these anti-colonial movements as Putin puppets but they themselves have a long history of supporting coups around the world.

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