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Rabat Sharpens Its Salami Slicer Over Ceuta
Ceuta’s crisis is not just about territorial and popular sovereignty, but yet another example of the Moroccan regime Machiavellian salami-slicing tactics.
US Finally Striking Terror in the Sahel
As the Sahel emerges as the global epicenter of jihadist violence, the recent joint US-Nigerian strikes signal a long-awaited strategic shift toward collaborative intervention in West Africa.
How To Get Away with Occupation
The UN Security Council’s backing of Morocco’s autonomy plan proves that legitimizing illegal occupation is easy if you play it right.
Libya and Unfinished Business
The NATO intervention to help rebels depose Gaddafi has had lasting consequence, not least the rise of terrorism and Russian influence in Africa.