Africa
Countering Russia’s African Strategy
Despite the recent surge of Russian activity in the Sahel—the arrival of Russian troops in Niger in April, the presence of Africa Corps mercenaries in Burkina Faso (largely absorbing Wagner...
The G-7 Summit and Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
The leaders of the seven-member states, as well as the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, along with other invited leaders and representatives of international organizations, including...
The Tigray War May Be One of the Deadliest Conflicts of This Century
Editor’s Note: The following article is adapted from the introduction to The New Line Institute for Strategy and Policy’s recently published report “Genocide in Tigray: Serious Breaches of International Law...
Without Africa, Biden’s Energy Policies Are a Win for China
The state visit last week of Kenya’s President William Ruto—the first White House welcome at that protocol level for an African head of state in nearly sixteen years—and the announcement...
Iran’s “October Surprise” for Biden—and the Rest of Us
If Iran provokes an economic crisis this election season, it could be the ultimate “October Surprise” for the Biden campaign. Iran is encircling Israel and moving to choke off America’s...
Resetting U.S. West Africa Policy
The United States’ defense strategy in North and West Africa seldom gets the media attention it deserves. A recent decision by Niger’s ruling military junta to suspend its military cooperation...
Stop Financing South Africa’s Rogue Foreign Policy
Sometimes, the answer to the question “Why do people do bad things?” is simply because they can. In the case of South Africa, they can because bad behavior has been...
The Case for an African Union UN Security Council Seat
In his 1996 bestseller, The Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington foresaw the establishment of a multipolar world order following the end of the Cold War. The Harvard professor predicted a...
Why South Africa Built Nuclear Weapons and Gave Up Nuclear Weapons
Summary: Despite its conventional military superiority in the region, South Africa feared the erosion of this advantage over time, particularly due to the potential of increased Soviet influence in Africa. The...
Russia Is Creating Havoc in Africa
Russia is embattled in a major conflict in Ukraine. Currently, the Russian military is on the offensive and is gaining ground. The Kremlin has poured billions of dollars and hundreds...
America’s African Balancing Act
In 2016, upon returning to America after ten years in South Africa, I argued in the National Interest that the “Africa Rising” narrative of inevitable economic and political development was...
Washington’s “One Somalia” Delusion
Writing in this forum, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. and Joshua Meservey made an eloquent case for why the agreement granting Ethiopia—the world’s most populous landlocked country—naval access on Somaliland’s 740-kilometer...