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Geopolitics

The Tug-Of-War Between Niger’s New Junta And The World Has Begun

Photograph of demonstrators in Niger taking part in a march in support of the coup plotters in the capital, centered by a sign reading ''Down with France, long live the CNSP''​
A pro-coup demonstration, with people holding a sign reading ''Down with France, long live the CNSP'' in Niamey on July 30 Djibo Issifou/ZUMA

Just days after the military seized power in Niger last week, the new junta has already been the target of sanctions by Brussels and Washington. What that means for the 1,000 U.S. soldiers stationed in Niger, among other things, remains unclear.

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The Next Pope

Pope Francis To Meet Argentinian Nobel Winner, As Questions Linger About Dictatorship

CLARIN, LA NACION (Argentina), BBC MUNDO Worldcrunch VATICAN CITY– Pope Francis will meet Argentinian Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, the Vatican confirmed late Wednesday, as questions linger about the new pontiff’s role during Argentina’s military dictatorship. Pérez Esquivel, who won the 1980 Peace Prize for his defense of Human Rights during the dictatorship, […]

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