The political drama unfolding in Burkina Faso feels ripped from the headlines. The expulsion of French troops, the pivot to Russia, the fiery speeches by Captain Ibrahim Traoré at global forums—it is a powerful spectacle of a young military leader defying the old-world order. But to see this only as anti-French rhetoric or a simple geopolitical shift is to miss the deeper, more profound revolution at play. Traoré’s project is a unique blend of intellectual rebellion and moral reawakenin...
