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URL:https://quincyinst.org/events/the-coup-in-niger-and-u-s-policy-in-the-
 sahel/
SUMMARY:The Coup in Niger and U.S. Policy in the Sahel
DESCRIPTION:On July 26th\, a military coup led by General Abdourahmane Tchi
 ani deposed elected Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. This has triggered 
 condemnation in Washington and a threat from the West African regional org
 anization Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intervene 
 militarily and restore Bazoum to power. Hailed just this past March as a 
 ‘model of democracy’ by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken\, Niger
  now stands on the precipice of conflict that could give a fillip to the I
 slamist militancy already raging in the region.   The United States is al
 ready an actor in Niger. Since 2012\, Washington has spent $500 million tr
 aining and arming Nigerien armed forces\, viewing the country as a critica
 l counterrorism partner. In addition\, prior to the coup\, the United Stat
 es had 1\,100 troops stationed in the country.   What is to be made of th
 e threat of military intervention by the ECOWAS? To what extent will this 
 coup embolden the standing of Russia and its Wagner Group in the region? W
 hat would be a sound policy for the United States to pursue in Niger and t
 he Sahel more broadly?  The discussion featured Stephanie Savell\, co-dire
 ctor of Brown University’s Costs of War project\, Adekeye Adebajo\, Seni
 or Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the
  University of Pretoria\, and Hannah Rae Armstrong\, a writer and policy a
 dvisor on peace and security in North Africa and the Sahel. Alex Thurston\
 , a Quincy Institute non-resident fellow and Assistant Professor of Politi
 cal Science at the University of Cincinnati\, served as moderator.      
                                                  
                     A transcript of the webinar can be downloade
 d here.   
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