Foreign Policy
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 06:54
For an American president celebrated by many of his listeners as a returning native son, Barack Obama’s recent speech in a Nairobi stadium was a strange way to promote what he called an Africa “on the move.” But if one listened carefully, boiling down the message of the first Kenyan-American president (as he proudly called himself on this trip), what remained was an odd mixture of anachronistic and patronizing tropes plucked from the musty rucksack of American policy discourse toward the continent.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 06:15
U.S. warplanes flying over East Africa have bombarded al-Shabab targets in the past week with a series of strikes in Somalia, shifting from pinprick attacks that strictly focus on the jihadis’ leaders, U.S. officials said Friday.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 06:12
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to endorse a landmark nuclear pact that would lift international sanctions against Iran in exchange for Tehran’s commitment to subject its nuclear program to far greater scrutiny.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 04:45
Haiti's stability is put at risk, as the country prepares for the first of up to three rounds of contentious elections.
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:52
Washington wants to help Nigeria’s new president battle one of Africa’s deadliest terrorist groups, but don’t expect a fleet of surveillance drones to be part of the mix.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:34
As the Lebanese militia takes over the fight to save Assad’s regime, casualties are rising and so are the risks of overreach.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:49
The country's new president has breathed fresh life into talks with the Taliban. But can he broker a deal that his people will get behind?
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 06:38
Two decades after “Black Hawk Down,” U.S. special operations forces are back in East Africa’s most troubled nation.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 07:03
Officials and members of congress repeat the same politically salient clichés; adopt recycled assumptions; and then appear surprised when things continue to go poorly. Officials are simply too vested to objectively evaluate current strategies, demonstrate strategic learning, or implement meaningful new policies. It is time to recognize failure and take steps to initiate change.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 06:25
Frustration over rampant corruption in Guatemala and Honduras may have finally lit the fuse in countries long accustomed to sleaze and scandal.