The West can’t decide if they should sanction or seduce Africa
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop pose during a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 20, 2022.
What you need to know:
Typically, the Western modus operandi has been to establish a footprint in the target foreign country through military intervention under a security pretext with the hope of eventually pivoting to an economic one.
