Niger: a Sahel country bumping along (catch all)

[davidbfpo]

Hat tip to WoTR for their article, authored by a recent US SOF commander for the region and his key question:

Where exactly does the United States need to project power abroad to prevent strategic surprise?

Later he provides a partial answer:

America does not need special operators lurking in every shadowy corner of the globe but good strategy relies on contextual and geographic awareness.

Link:https://warontherocks.com/2017/12/pl...te-operations/

On my second reading this sounds similar to the Imperial era debate over how to safeguard India's northwest frontier, notably how 'forward' that defence should be.