Africa
Russia is courting African states. The US shouldn't overreact.
There is room for mutually beneficial results for Washington and Moscow's interests in the Global South
November 09, 2026
There is room for mutually beneficial results for Washington and Moscow's interests in the Global South
Addis Ababa has long wanted access to the Red Sea. Now, it may have an opportunity to seize it.
A tangled web of alliances, mixed with intense domestic conflicts in surrounding countries, will make it difficult to contain another civil war.
The US has no plan for dealing with the complex rivalries that threaten its strategy in the region
With Strait of Hormuz closed, the US is reportedly seeking normalization with coastline state in the Horn of Africa. But it would be courting rivals, too.
The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.
