Perhaps appropriate that while on paternity leave, I can share news of a birth of a different type:
Thrilled that today is the official release of "The Islamic State in Africa," which I've authored w help from the brilliant team of @ryanmofarrell, @MENASTREAM, @Pol_Sec_Analyst.
If you find yourself pondering the new Discord leaks about ISK (ISIS-K) in AFG, @AmiraJadoon and I just released a new book on this group, several years in the making
Short thread below, but please buy now while it’s 50% off (limited time): https://t.co/rQEzVrI7B0
Avis d’appel d’offres pour le recrutement d’un Partenaire National d’Afrobarometer en Guinée pour la réalisation du Round 10 des enquêtes Afrobarometer : https://t.co/TEIBcaKHjA
#Guinee#Sondage
"Members of this department...have been foundational mentors and intellectual inspirations in my life." - Dr. Jason Warner '06
Thank you for your gift to the African, African American and diaspora studies department, Dr. Warner.
@warnjason@UNC_AAAD 💙 #GiveUNC
📢 New paper out on Al-Shabaab's transborder guerrilla warfare: from attrition to provocation, exploiting state overreactions in Kenya for strategic gains.
First 50 downloads free using this link: https://t.co/dBZ8dCj3sn
#GuerrillaWarfare#TransborderViolence#MilitantGroups
Burkina Faso has now suspended France 24 following the interview w/the leader of AQIM. It banned RFI in December.
If security dynamics are prelude, it would be unsurprising to see Russian efforts to fill the media void in BF as RT launches in S Africa.
https://t.co/xAel3MnxS6
7: Global OE
-Morocco sends mil equipment to Ukraine
-Syrians fight for Russia in Ukraine
-Tajikistan deepens security cooperation w Russia
-Saudi deepens security cooperation w China
-Russian interferes in Latin American elections
- Venezuela’s dictatorship strengthens
1: We @USArmy’s Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO), part of @TRADOC, are out w a new edition of “OE Watch,” a monthly update on foreign perspectives of the intl security environment based on readings of local news around the world:
6: Terrorism/TOC
-Burkina Faso addresses terrorism w recruits and Russia
-Somalia gov claims Al-Shabaab seeks negotiations
-Nigeria wants renewed cooperation against jihadist groups