Iran has claimed ownership over all of Antarctica. They are planning a naval expedition to plant their flag on the icy wastes. The only problem is, they have almost none of the technology necessary and they just finished sailing around the world, something Vasco da Gama did hundreds of years ago in a wooden ship…
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2 May 2024
War Boys Episode Four: The Sahel
The Sahel region includes the countries of Chad, Niger and Mali that have all seen significant periods of unrest and coups overthrowing oftentimes democratically elected governments. Recently, Niger has expelled US troops and ordered the shutdown of one of America’s most important bases in Africa. Islamic terrorism is rampant in the region and the security situation does not seem to be improving even with the arrival of Russian advisors at the behest of local governments.
Sources:
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violent-extremism-sahel (https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violent-extremism-sahel)
https://apnews.com/article/niger-chad-us-troops-withdrawal-russia-aa852a79bac39aaa679af3663b56deaa (https://apnews.com/article/niger-chad-us-troops-withdrawal-russia-aa852a79bac39aaa679af3663b56deaa)
https://apnews.com/article/niger-military-government-soldiers-killed-8fc819fdec7af1be019049d54c866e5a (https://apnews.com/article/niger-military-government-soldiers-killed-8fc819fdec7af1be019049d54c866e5a)
https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-extremism-west-africa-ecowas-6cc3fa0b61adc6d9bcb2fb9745c4dcdf (https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-extremism-west-africa-ecowas-6cc3fa0b61adc6d9bcb2fb9745c4dcdf)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68879696 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68879696)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/25/220-civilians-burkina-faso-human-rights-watch-killings-two-villages (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/25/220-civilians-burkina-faso-human-rights-watch-killings-two-villages)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62052598 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62052598)
https://hir.harvard.edu/how-france-failed-mali-the-end-of-operation-barkhane/ (https://hir.harvard.edu/how-france-failed-mali-the-end-of-operation-barkhane/)
https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/why-france-failed-in-mali/ (https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/why-france-failed-in-mali/)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/russian-military-trainers-niger#:~:text=Russian%20military%20trainers%20have%20arrived,as%20it%20fights%20Islamist%20insurgents (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/russian-military-trainers-niger#:~:text=Russian%20military%20trainers%20have%20arrived,as%20it%20fights%20Islamist%20insurgents)
https://web.archive.org/web/20190303005008if_/http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/anthems/chad_may1990.mp3 (https://web.archive.org/web/20190303005008if_/http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/anthems/chad_may1990.mp3)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-niger-russia/ (https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-niger-russia/)
Music by Nadia Mécheri & Jean-Louis Lamande: https://archive.org/details/hoggar-musicadelostuareg
Cover Image: Christina Peters, Picture Alliance/Getty - https://www.internazionale.it/magazine/thomas-eydoux/2024/04/11/i-megafoni-africani-della-propaganda-russa
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12 Apr 2024
War Boys Episode Three: The Crisis in Haiti
In this episode of War Boys hosts Ben Cohn and Mose Blauner breakdown the current situation in Haiti. We attempt to explain how we got here and what we think the future holds for the beleaguered country. Up until recently there was no functioning government and the de facto leader of the country has been a man known as ‘Barbeque’.
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23 Mar 2024
War Boys Rapid Reaction: Moscow Terror Attack
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2 Mar 2024
War Boys Episode Two: Navalny
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1 Mar 2024
War Boys Episode One: Yevgeny Prigozhin
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