Habib Badawi, Author at African Arguments

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Habib Badawi

Habib Badawi is Professor of International Relations at the Lebanese University, Beirut, specializing in African Studies, geoeconomics, and global security. His research examines how African states and regional actors leverage geography, resources, and strategic chokepoints to shape international order. He has published widely on private military contractors, proxy warfare, and African agency in global governance, with recent work analyzing China’s security expansion in Africa, the Wagner Group’s operations, and shifting patterns of sovereignty and accountability. His scholarship situates African dynamics within the evolving contest of great‑power competition and hegemonic transition.

Debating Ideas Niger Politics

By Habib Badawi
September 7, 2026
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Beyond the Fighter Jets: What Algeria’s Deployment to Niger Really Signals

Four Algerian Su-30 fighters touched down in Niamey on 30 August 2026, trailed by an aerial refueling aircraft. A day earlier, mutinous soldiers — some drawn ...

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Debating Ideas Politics

By Habib Badawi
June 10, 2026
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Washington Is Treating Africa as a Target, Not a Partner — and Africa Knows It

Frank Garcia has just been confirmed as Washington’s top Africa diplomat. His appointment tells African governments everything they need to know about how little they matter ...

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