Biden’s new Africa strategy shouldn’t focus on countering China
Confronting Beijing on the continent is popular in Washington but the US would do well to recognize that the Chinese are there to stay.
Confronting Beijing on the continent is popular in Washington but the US would do well to recognize that the Chinese are there to stay.
He is playing an intricate game to ensure that at the end of the day the military coup will be a “fait accompli.”
A rash of government overthrows in the Sahel illustrates the danger of prioritizing counterterrorism while ignoring obvious warning signs.
Regardless of what happens in Tigray, without the help of international financial institutions, the foundation of the state will come apart.
Just because Biden is trying to patch things up with Macron doesn’t mean he should continue to fuel a dead-end policy.
Extremist groups have literally doubled since Congress passed the Authorization for the Use of Military Force in 2001.
The Horn of Africa country has joined the vortex of Middle East geopolitics, leaving the Tigrayans vulnerable to a crushing onslaught.
Right out of the playbook: hype the threat of a potential Chinese naval base facing the Atlantic, get more funding for military operations.
Much of its success is driven by a lack of dependence on anyone, but now it must balance war and great power jockeying in the region.
The upper chamber’s NDAA measure is a Cold War-era strategy that needs to be stripped from the bill.
General Abdel Fatah al-Burhan’s takeover is more about protecting himself than helping the Sudanese people.
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.