Can anyone direct me to an article that summarizes the relevant history in West Africa (in an unbiased fashion) and how it relates to the present coup in Niger? I don’t feel like I have enough knowledge of the region to make an informed judgment about which side to support (if any) in this conflict.
You're asking for a lot here. I promise you that anyone who answers this is going to have a bias. The obvious one is Niger is a strategic interest in the area for the US, and Russia is the reason for the coupe. The history goes back thousands of years, and you're not going to get one little happy link to wrap it all up for you with a bow on top.
Just jump down a wikipedia rabithole, they're usually pretty objective. TL;DR is that it's reaaaaally complicated and there isn't a clear good or bad side, like most human conflicts
It seems to me that neither side deserves support but the west deserves less. The people of the country seem to support to coup by a wide margin.
Are they supporting the coup or are they just against the previous government? Also, how do you measure a coup's support? Juntas tend to suppress opinions.
I think the poll question was about support of the new government's policies. I can't answer the second question as I have no idea how this poll was done.
There's no such thing as an unbiased source. It's called critical thinking and you have to do it in your own.
Can anyone direct me to an article that summarizes the relevant history in West Africa (in an unbiased fashion) and how it relates to the present coup in Niger? I don’t feel like I have enough knowledge of the region to make an informed judgment about which side to support (if any) in this conflict.
You're asking for a lot here. I promise you that anyone who answers this is going to have a bias. The obvious one is Niger is a strategic interest in the area for the US, and Russia is the reason for the coupe. The history goes back thousands of years, and you're not going to get one little happy link to wrap it all up for you with a bow on top.
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/08/07/after-nigers-coup-the-drums-of-war-are-growing-louder?giftId=4e8d7c17-e3cc-4737-9979-dde2527e6236
This article covers a bit of the background.
Just jump down a wikipedia rabithole, they're usually pretty objective. TL;DR is that it's reaaaaally complicated and there isn't a clear good or bad side, like most human conflicts
It seems to me that neither side deserves support but the west deserves less. The people of the country seem to support to coup by a wide margin.
Are they supporting the coup or are they just against the previous government? Also, how do you measure a coup's support? Juntas tend to suppress opinions.
I think the poll question was about support of the new government's policies. I can't answer the second question as I have no idea how this poll was done.
There's no such thing as an unbiased source. It's called critical thinking and you have to do it in your own.