Andrew Lebovich

I’ve got a new policy alert out for @clingendael on the “new” and not-so-new geopolitics of the Sahel, sovereignty, and some options for future EU and European engagement in the region: clingendael.org/publication/sa…

My NYT op-ed this morning I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opi… via @NYTOpinion

"diplomatic failures cannot justify withholding food from 2.1 million people. The imperative to avert mass mortality is clear: Israel must open the gates immediately and let in life-saving assistance." crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

Two high-level American official visits to Mali in recent weeks. Seems like something’s cooking…

#Mali JNIM revendique « une embuscade contre une patrouille FAMa / AfricaCorps à proximité de Douékiré vers midi ». Selon source propre « le convoi était constitué d’un véhicule FAMa & 7 pour l’AfricaCorps ».

Echoes of earlier defections of Imghad from GATIA to the CMA.

Hard to overstate how significant this is. An act of extreme violence that is aimed at triggering a violent response, which will then justify further Israeli repression and expulsion newarab.com/news/israel-qu…

L'Invité Afrique - Etienne Fakaba Sissoko: «Les militaires ne vont pas aux élections parce qu'ils n'ont pas le soutien du peuple malien» rfi.my/BqVf.x via @RFIAfrique

Ce cliché n’est pas une simple maladresse protocolaire. Il résume à lui seul une hiérarchie implicite et brutale, celle d’un monde où l’Afrique, toujours représentée mais rarement actrice, doit se conformer à la scénographie du dominant jeuneafrique.com/1706090/politi…

Amazing solidarity. But this is heartbreaking to watch. It will take so long to recover from this, if we ever do.

I blame Walt and Mearsheimer for a decent amount of this.

Pentagon policy chief’s rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administration - it’s likely Colby is just not nearly as bright as people think, but it’s also possible he’s got clients other than the US Government… politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

Beyond the shameful symbol of Trump asking Liberia’s president where he learned to speak English so well, it’s so embarrassing that they had him, on live TV, asking each African leader present to say their name and what country they’re from.

Mauritania to meet Israel at Trump White House meeting - I guess this explains why Mauritania was invited… semafor.com/article/07/09/…

The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) is looking for a senior researcher in European Foreign and Security Policy. Great job in a great city. Deadline: September 15th diis.career.emply.com/da/ad/senior-r…

Literally the only interesting part about the Zohran Mamdani leak is that he didn’t get into Columbia despite his father being on faculty. And the leak still came from a notorious white supremacist, which is really important context!

Cannot stress enough that this is pure, old-school antisemitism.

US has cancelled 8,000-odd rounds of 155mm shells for Ukraine. That is 20% of current MONTHLY production. How that would have materially affected US readiness in a serious way is hard to see. And that's before getting onto 25 Stingers and 92 AIM-7, which are being phased out.