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You may have noticed the West is quite worried about Niger’s new, post-coup direction. When you filter out all the noise about ‘defending democracy,’ there could be a lot more self-interest at work than many realise. Sure, we’re all up to speed on France’s energy interests and US military interest in the country. But there’s also a new gas pipeline project - a key segment of which runs through Niger - that Europe’s pinned a lot of hope on. Clayton Morris, the host of Redacted, argues here that it was supposed to come to the rescue after war and the Nord Stream explosion made Russian deliveries a no-no. US companies have a lot of money tied up in the project as well. It certainly puts much of the condemnation coming from the EU and Washington in a new light. #West #Niger #PostCoup #Democracy #SelfInterest #France #US #Military #Gas #Pipeline #Europe #ClaytonMorris #Russia #Washington #EU
