Africa
Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect
The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.
July 24, 2025
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Africa
Why the US can't beat al-Shabaab in Somalia
The Trump team's discussion about closing our embassy there is a smokescreen for deeper failures in Washington's military approach.
April 23, 2025
Africa
Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan
Of the many foreign powers influencing this bloody conflict, Tel Aviv could help claw it back — if it wanted to.
October 21, 2024
Africa
Can new US envoy help end the war in Sudan?
The conflict there that began one year ago has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with no end in sight
April 15, 2024
Africa
How the Israel-Hamas war is destabilizing the Horn of Africa
The Biden White House has not prioritized the region, leaving Washington with little influence in the deepening crisis.
November 03, 2023
Africa
Clan fighting threatens Somaliland's independent, hard-fought security
Hargeisa has kept terrorists at bay without US help. Now leaders need to let local mechanisms take hold to keep it that way.
March 02, 2023
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