Russia’s African coup strategy - Microsoft Threat Analysis Center shares report on Russian influence operations in Africa, focusing on the Niger coup (blogs.microsoft.com)

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[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You think Russia is toppling African countries for its own gains? It's far more likely that it's providing material support for anti-imperialist and decolonial movements in order to open up more fronts that the North Atlantic has to deal with.

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

You realize the USSR fell more than thirty years ago, right?

[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

You think Russia's national self-interest isn't served by anti-imperialist movements bogging down the North Atlantic?

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not directly, the way they are by inspiring coups in Africa. This isn’t Sankara, man. Russia is an empire engaging in recanchism. It’s asinine to think of them as an ally in anything anti authoritarian

[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You think a coup is anti-authoritarianism? A military coup? Are you daft? It's an absolutely authoritarian response to centuries of authoritarian dominance. Russia is fighting the imperialist bloc, African nations are fighting the imperialist bloc. They are allies in the fight against imperialism, not against authoritarianism. Only liberals in the West analyze things along "authoritarian" lines.