West Africa’s Game of Russian Roulette

The region must return to a multilateral framework that prioritises the African people over the survival of military regimes and political elites.

What, then, is the way out of this “Russian roulette”? A sustainable solution requires a “whole-of-government” approach that moves beyond the barrel of a gun. While Western interventions have historically struggled with paternalism, they remain fundamentally more aligned with the long-term goals of development than the current Russian alternative. A…