The Matryoshka Strategy: Russia’s Hybrid Tactics in the Sahel

Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This paper employs the Matryoshka Model to examine Russia’s multi-layered strategy in the Sahel, conceptualising its engagement as a hybrid form of hegemonic competition that integrates diplomacy, economic leverage, sec…

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Dear Colleagues!The CAES editorial team looks forward to receiving your papers for CAES Vol. 12, No. 2, which is going to be published in late May or early June 2026. The deadline for submission of papers is May 11, 2026.

CAES Vol. 12, № 1

Editor’s foreword  Articles Comparing Late Jōmon Ainu terms for body parts with their Proto-Sino-Tibetan and Proto-Tibeto-Burman correspondences Alexander Akulov, Tresi Nonno Late Jōmon Ainu (LJA) terms for body parts have clearly seen Proto-Sino-Tibetan (PST) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) correspondences. “Breast”: LJA *to ~ PST *[ʒ́h]aw. ”Eye”: LJA *sik ~ PTB *dzyuŋ / *tsyuŋ. “Face”: LJA *nan […]