With China, Türkiye, the Gulf states, and Russia offering tangible investment and influence in Africa, the US's reliance on facilitation and hollow declarations has reduced it to a mere observer
In April 2013, when I was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, I accompanied former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young to a meeting with…
Early in his administration,U.S.PresidentDonald Trumpseemed poised to make major changes toU.S.policy toward Africa. His signature "America first" approach was inherently skeptical of foreign…
Early in his administration,U.S.PresidentDonald Trumpseemed poised to make major changes toU.S.policy toward Africa. His signature "America first" approach was inherently skeptical of foreign…
As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream
Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries
Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool