Presentation of the Valdai Paper ‘The Sahara-Sahel Region'
Presentation of the Valdai Paper ‘The Sahara-Sahel Region: In Search of a New Security Architecture Amid the Collapse of the Neo-Colonial System’ On June 18 at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club presented a Valdai Paper titled “The Sahara-Sahel Region: In Search of a New Security Architecture Amid the Collapse of the Neo-Colonial System.” What can the Sahel states do to strengthen regional security? How can Russia, China, and Turkey play a constructive role? What are the prospects for cooperation and competition among external actors in the Sahara-Sahel region? Speakers: Gashaw Ayferam, Director General for African Affairs Research at the Institute of Foreign Affairs Aleksei Chikhachev, Associate Professor at the Department of European Studies, School of International Relations of Saint Petersburg State University, Leading Expert at the Center for Strategic Studies, Institute of Foreign Economic Relations, National Research University Higher School of Economics Maria Kalinovskaya, Deputy Director of the Department of Partnership with Africa of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alena Lisenkova, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University Mateo Rojas Samper, PhD student, MGIMO University Lassina Zerbo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2021–2022) Moderator: Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
Presentation of the Valdai Paper ‘The Sahara-Sahel Region: In Search of a New Security Architecture Amid the Collapse of the Neo-Colonial System’ On June 18 at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club presented a Valdai Paper titled “The Sahara-Sahel Region: In Search of a New Security Architecture Amid the Collapse of the Neo-Colonial System.” What can the Sahel states do to strengthen regional security? How can Russia, China, and Turkey play a constructive role? What are the prospects for cooperation and competition among external actors in the Sahara-Sahel region? Speakers: Gashaw Ayferam, Director General for African Affairs Research at the Institute of Foreign Affairs Aleksei Chikhachev, Associate Professor at the Department of European Studies, School of International Relations of Saint Petersburg State University, Leading Expert at the Center for Strategic Studies, Institute of Foreign Economic Relations, National Research University Higher School of Economics Maria Kalinovskaya, Deputy Director of the Department of Partnership with Africa of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alena Lisenkova, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University Mateo Rojas Samper, PhD student, MGIMO University Lassina Zerbo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2021–2022) Moderator: Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club