Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asia affairs stated that due to the reduction of French influence in Africa and the increase of sanctions caused by the Ukraine war, China is rapidly expanding its influence in West Africa and added: The entry of the largest Chinese arms manufacturer in Senegal will increase China’s influence in West Africa.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on African affairs emphasized: Developments in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali showed that the colonial power of France has weakened and the policies of the Macron government have failed to find a solution in Africa. Today, the Elysee Palace has concluded that they should reconsider their African policies and, as a result, even the European Union is forced to rethink their behavior and methods by examining the reasons for the failure of the policies of European countries in Africa.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of European issues considered the sharp atmosphere related to immigration and its consequences as one of the main reasons for the growth of extremist parties in Europe, adding that the increase in dissatisfaction of people with the main parties in those countries causes the rise in attention to extreme-right parties in Europe.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor says the issue of prolonging the presidential election (in Lebanon) is due to the differences among the Resistance Coalition. He added: The power structure and political groups have reached peaceful coexistence with the interim government and the existence of a power vacuum, and apparently, the presence or absence of the president does not matter much to them. In this situation, negotiations and bargaining do not reach a result that is the most desirable affair for the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor, referring to the internal and regional conditions that led to the recent coup in Niger, as well as the subsequent unrest in that country, said: Considering the bipolarity created in Niger, the current crisis will not be solved except with diplomatic and dialogue processes, and any intervention, whether regional or trans-regional, will lead to the complication of the crisis and the spillover of its issues to the entire continent, causing further delay in solving the dilemma.