"By sidelining Paris in the #Sahel, #Wagner appears poised to accomplish for security what Chinese construction and mining companies tentatively began on the economic front in the late 1990s. Through its example, states are rediscovering the classic model of the private militia – a model active in the Global South since at least the sovereign debt crises of the 1980s..." - #MartinBarnay

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/regional-interests
#Françafrique #France #Russie #Afrique #géopolitique #GroupeWagner #mercenaires

"[T]o locate the #FN / #RN’s base in deindustrialized areas and former PCF voters is too simplistic. An abundance of social science literature highlights the protean nature of its vote, while the data shows that abstention remains by far the most common option among those who once would have voted for the PCF." - #MartinBarnay

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/gaucho-lepenism
#polFr #PolitiqueFrançaise #FrenchPolitics #législatives2024 #FrenchFarRight #ExtrêmeDroiteFrançaise #RassemblementNational