About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownTheater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
Recent Publications
Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
Biosensing Surveillance Technologies: A Quick Guide to Biological Operations Security
Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare
JSOU's Upcoming Events
SOJIWG27
What is irregular warfare and what does it mean for SOF?
Is artificial intelligence really a threat to SOF?
Events Happening Now
About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownTheater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
Recent Publications
Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
Biosensing Surveillance Technologies: A Quick Guide to Biological Operations Security
Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare
JSOU's Upcoming Events
SOJIWG27
What is irregular warfare and what does it mean for SOF?
Is artificial intelligence really a threat to SOF?
Events Happening Now
About this event
JSOU Snapshot is a series of short learning videos made just for you, busy special operations professionals, to educate and inform on topics of interest, confusion, controversy, and question. The objective of these short videos is to teach or clarify concepts that are important for you to know, in 5 minutes or less. In this video, we ask "What's really driving Russia and China's growing presence in West Africa?" What hidden agendas lurk behind their advances?" As Great Power Competition intensifies globally, so does the contest over West Africa’s natural resources and strategic trade routes, which are re-shaping global power dynamics. China and Russia each pursue different strategies toward Africa, but they share the goals of subverting U.S. and European influence, while seeking economic gains. Let’s explore each country’s interests and strategies in West Africa and consider their implications. Keep an eye out for more JSOU Snapshots in the near future!