EDITORIAL. Russia, China and Turkey advance their pawns by exploiting the decline of French influence and by consolidating dictatorial regimes.
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By Luc de Barochez
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Ihe siege of Ukraine by the armies of Vladimir Putin draws attention, but Europe is not only challenged on its eastern flank. It is also dangerously exposed to the south. Russia, China and Turkey are advancing their pawns in Africa, taking advantage of American disinterest, the decline of French prestige and the European Union’s difficulty in establishing itself as a legitimate partner.
The three autocratic powers, in search of a renewal of their past greatness, pursue multiple objectives: to increase their global influence; investing in a continent of the future; securing valuable mining or agricultural resources; spread their model of authoritarian government. They are also giving themselves the means to blackmail Europe, by influencing…
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