DRC
Maximum Pressure on Rwanda Represents a Strategic Critical Minerals Opportunity for the United States
The United States can secure access to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s strategic critical minerals by enacting a maximum pressure strategy to confront Rwanda’s support for M23, helping to...
Central Africa’s Strategic Balance Is Crumbling
With the war in Ukraine raging on and the Indo-Pacific balance narrowing, it is easy to lose sight of the more “apparently” prosaic conflicts, such as the Kivu conflict, which...
How Biden Can Transform Africa Posturing into Progress
On December 13, leaders from across Africa will converge on Washington, DC, for the U.S-Africa Leaders’ Summit. President Joe Biden deserves credit for seeking to re-center Africa in American foreign...
Is America’s Cobalt Problem Its Achilles’ Heel?
Cobalt is a critical mineral for America’s economy and military. The element is necessary for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, superalloys in jet engines, and permanent magnets in advanced electronics....
Will Kenya’s Elections Rejuvenate African Democracy?
Just as the “Arab spring” turned out to be less than advertised, Africa overall also suffered setbacks in freedom, democracy, and the media in the second decade of the century....
Once the Victim, Rwanda is Fixing Peacekeeping Across Africa
The most frustrating aspect of the 1994 anti-Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda was how preventable it was. Kofi Annan, then-Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, ordered his men to stand down as...
How ISIS Is Violently Expanding Across Africa
At least 100 people have been killed in the ongoing prison battle between the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in northeastern Syria. In a well-coordinated...
Lithium, Not Oil: The Clean Energy Revolution Will Reshape Global Geopolitics
After supporting former U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to relax Obama-era auto emissions standards, automaker General Motors (GM) shocked industry observers last month after announcing it would seek to sell...
Ebola Virus Is Back and Spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo
The speed in which the deadly Ebola virus is spreading in the remote, densely forested areas of Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is alarming, according to...