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Ep. 97 — The coup in Niger

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Wagner's Entryway in the South

I think the US government would like for this to be resolved amicably via negotiations in the next few days. If if this turns into a regional war, then there's a debate about, you know, what's the US policy to that? I don't think the US should be supporting that. The Nigerians are clever about this. They know that if you wave some Russian flags at the anti-French pro coup demonstration it'll get the Americans and the French on their feet. So I think they're definitely playing up the kind of possibility of inviting Wagner in of pivoting towards to Russia.

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