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In The Washington Post print today: An annotated satellite image of Vietnam’s largest outpost in the Spratlys, which Vietnam has expanded by nearly 14 times since 2021.

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Massive change is underway in the Sahel, where extremism is soaring; democracy declining & Russia rising. Over the past year, I've spoken to those shaping this history, including a jihadist; coup leader; mercenary & more. Our The Washington Post series: wapo.st/4gSNEnM

Extremists are seizing vast territory in the Sahel, turning it into the world's new terrorism hotspot. Many fighters are young men driven more by economic hardship than ideology. Like Ibrahim, who joined JNIM, the al-Qaeda affiliate: wapo.st/4b4Y3vc

With attacks on the rise, ordinary people have taken up arms to defend their communities. But their actions often fuel more violence. Like Tidjie, a millet farmer turned fighter in Burkina Faso: wapo.st/41mejVw

Nazar — a Wagner contractor who fought on the front lines in Mali — is one example of how Wagner mercenaries have been brought into the Sahel to control violence and protect regimes. Nazar's story, reported w/ John Lechner: wapo.st/3Qqd0hY

We spoke to Jackie Li, a U.S. major who was on the ground as U.S. relations unraveled in the region. For years, U.S. troops were flying drones & providing intel as part of counterterrorism operations. But last year, Niger's junta demanded them out. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Eight coups have rocked the region since 2020, led by military officers who say democracy has failed their nations. Among the most influential is Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the president of Burkina Faso: washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

The new regimes have meant a wave of repression. Daring to dissent now means danger. Journalists, activists and politicians have been jailed, disappeared & even sent to fight. Read about Mohamed Attaher Haildou, a journalist who refuses to be silent: wapo.st/3X6wb48