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Yemenis participate in a demonstration on August 23, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud via Getty Images)
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Sudan Armed Forces leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greets military personnel in Gedaref, Sudan, on April 10, 2024. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Protestors hold Russian and Chinese flags in Niamey, Niger, on August 20, 2023. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Garrett Exner
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Joshua Meservey
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Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
