M-DIME | Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Burkina Faso
By Lucas Winter, Jason Warner, and Amelia Cheatham
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What tools of national power does Russia use to gain military influence in Burkina Faso? In this new report from FMSO’s “M-DIME Research Project,” which assesses Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world, we assess that Russia’s current M-DIME influence in Burkina Faso is Medium. Some of the most important instruments for Russian military influence in Burkina Faso include:
Russia’s current M-DIME influence in Burkina Faso is assessed as Medium. Some of the most important instruments for Russia’s influence in Burkina Faso include:
· Cultural and Media Outreach, Influence and Alignment (I1).
· Shared Informal/Multilateral Military Engagements (M2).
· Arms Transfers (E1).
Russia’s projected M-DIME influence in Burkina Faso is assessed as Steady. The most important instruments for Russia’s future influence in Burkina Faso is:
· Cultural and Media Outreach, Influence and Alignment (I1).
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