Geopolitics

Did you know Western troops are withdrawing from Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad…while Russians and Chinese are moving in?

Surprisingly, Russia seemingly isn’t pinned down in Ukraine. It is moving troops into countries that the US left.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-29/the-us-is-losing-its-battle-in-the-sahel-as-chad-joins-niger-in-demanding-withdrawal-of-military-personnel.html?outputType=amp

French out of Burkina Faso. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-marks-official-end-french-military-operations-its-soil-2023-02-19/

Germany out of Mali. https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-military-bundeswehr-pull-out-mali-olaf-scholz/

Put it all together:

Houthis are winning in the Red Sea.
Russia may win in Ukraine.
China now has Saudi and Iran.
BRICS is expanding.
Japan’s economy is hurting.
Western Europe is too.
Isolationism rising.
US troops pushed out of Africa.

The emerging picture may not be WW3, but a global pullback of troops.