Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-not-w-90192326 The West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are in rebellion against their former colonial masters, while the imperialists of the Global North try desperately to contain the situation. But the portrayal of these developments as mere “coups” hides t ... Show More
Mar 11
War on Iran Could Crash the Global Economy: Yanis Varoufakis Explains
The war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran could send shockwaves through the global economy.Energy markets, shipping routes, fertilizer supply, and cloud infrastructure are all at risk. Even a short disruption could drive inflation, food shortages, and economic instability worldw ... Show More
51m 43s
Mar 9
Military Analysis of Iran’s Strategy + U.S. Soldiers’ Growing Opposition to the War
As war between Iran, Israel, and the United States escalates, what’s actually happening on the battlefield, and how is the conflict being viewed inside the U.S. military itself?On this live episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek is joined by two guests to break down both the militar ... Show More
1h 23m
Mar 2023
Les raisons du déclin de l'influence française en Afrique. Avec Niagalé Bagayoko | Entretiens géopo
<p>Le président Emmanuel Macron a réalisé début mars 2023 une tournée en Afrique centrale, plus précisément au Gabon, en Angola, au Congo et en République démocratique du Congo. Quelques jours auparavant, il annonçait dans un discours à l'Élysée précédant son déplacement africain ... Show More
26m 1s
Sep 2023
France-Afrique : les raisons d'une crise. Avec Niagalé Bagayoko | Entretiens géopo
<p>L’Afrique a connu, au cours des dix-huit derniers mois, une vague de coups d’État : au Mali, au Burkina Faso, en Guinée, au Soudan et plus récemment au Niger et au Gabon. Une vague que le président français Emmanuel Macron a qualifié « d’épidémie » à l’occasion de son discours ... Show More
27m 8s
Aug 2023
Niger, and an era of mutiny in Africa’s Sahel region
Last month, the African nation of Niger became the seventh government in Western and Central Africa to suffer a military takeover in the last three years. And as of today, virtually every country in Africa’s Sahel region is governed by a current or former military officer. The Sa ... Show More
30m 59s
Apr 2023
What would a borderless Africa look like?
“When you look at the entire integration in the region, be it economic, be it social, all of it sounds like a pipe dream. But it’s a dream that is quite possible” In the 1800s, a conference attended by Europe’s prominent states in Berlin, took a decision to partition Africa. It r ... Show More
15m 50s