The US must stop supporting ‘forever presidents’ in Africa
Despite aid and other commitments, democracy is backsliding among some key US-partners.
Despite aid and other commitments, democracy is backsliding among some key US-partners.
Media invoke the language of human rights and humanitarianism to convince those to the left of center to accept, if not support, U.S. actions abroad.
The first step is to acknowledge our own shortcomings before going out to tell others how it’s done.
The immediate crises of the American republic should be clear enough right now: responding to the pandemic and restoring our civilian democracy.
Biden can’t possibly revert to the narrative in which the U.S. tries impose its ‘exceptionalism’ on others.
In places like Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, and Libya, the three countries have sought to stymie citizen uprisings, meddle in elections, arm allies, strengthen military rule, and wage disinformation campaigns.
Foreign influence in American democracy has been around a lot longer than Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.