Category: Sub-Saharan Africa

25 Articles

Environment and Biosecurity
Europe & Central Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Rising Tides: Is Europe Ready for the Next Wave of Climate Migration?

While the war in Ukraine rightfully has the attention of Europe’s policymakers right now, there is a brewing crisis to the south that warrants preparation. The Lake Chad Basin …

November 2, 2022

Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Problem with America’s Africa Strategy: What is Wrong and How to Fix It

It’s been two months since the Biden administration unveiled its “Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa” and two months remain until the administration hosts the U.S.…

October 25, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa
Terrorism & Transnational Threats

Is It Time For The UN To Help Malians Talk To JNIM?

In late January 2022, France announced it would “reevaluate” the future of its counterterrorism operations in Mali. This came after France had already downsized Operation…

June 13, 2022

Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Sub-Saharan Africa

Western Intransigence and Eastern Assertiveness: The Revival of Strategic Competition in West Africa

On September 1, 1961, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 25 heads of state hailing from four continents—from Cuba in the West to Indonesia in the East, gathered to formally establish the…

May 13, 2022

Environment and Biosecurity
Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Resource Curse, Colonialism, And The Hypocrisy Of Western “Climate Leadership”

Western countries are often hypocrites, especially when it comes to climate change mitigation. As the world works to curb emissions and tackle climate change, many Western…

April 2, 2022