Is Mali flirting with Russian mercenaries to get Washington’s attention?
It’s easy for smaller countries to exploit American fears in the ‘great power competition’ context.
It’s easy for smaller countries to exploit American fears in the ‘great power competition’ context.
They’ve done nothing to change the country’s behavior, while being used to justify its leaders’ authoritarianism.
Responding, Biden issued an order today declaring the conflict a threat to the ‘national security and foreign policy of the United States.’
Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have so far failed to come to terms on the still unfinished project.
If Washington wants to prevent violent conflict and build peace, it must invest significantly in the right things.
Another example of how our post-9/11 counterterrorism interests have emboldened violent leaders who seem to stay in power forever.
Despite aid and other commitments, democracy is backsliding among some key US-partners.
The country’s erratic prime minister continues to fan the flames.
US security assistance to partner militaries for counterterrorism missions further destabilizes the region.
The death of the country’s longtime ruler provides an opportunity to move away from viewing the region through a counterterrorism lens.
A brutal regional conflict that broke out last November shows no signs of winding down.
Thinking has changed. Therefore, outside powers must avoid the same mistakes in Mozambique.
While well-intended, CVE programs don’t work and make it harder to fight terrorism.
But Biden could turn it around by making the new Congress decide whether to put troops back into the country, or not.
On security, economy, and heath: we need to think about new frameworks rather than retreating to policies of the past.
We helped create al-Shabaab, but staying there won’t destroy it. It just might give the people a fighting chance if we leave.
With political troubles at home, French President Emmanuel Macron is turning his focus toward foreign policy.
The U.S.’s military-first approach to counterterrorism in Africa has failed.
US policymakers routinely see the African continent as a battlefield in the so-called “war on terror” rather than the opportunity for economic partnership that it is.
Without more international funding, the impact of the locusts across the Horn of Africa, Middle East, and South Asia — on top of the COVID-19 pandemic — is going to be catastrophic.
Sudan’s response to the coronavirus has been one bright spot in this ongoing pandemic. But it’s not out of the woods yet, and some say U.S. sanctions are preventing it from winning the fight.