Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
28 Articles
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. Approach to African Food Security Needs a New Look
Food insecurity in Africa – and around the globe – has long been recognized as a key, upstream contributor to manifold crises: from political instability, to, …
November 21, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Why We Should Pay More Attention to LGBTQ+ Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Security interests in Africa also exist outside of the strategic competition paradigm. Policymakers should be more involved in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the promotion of minority…
November 16, 2022
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Maritime Piracy Is On The Decline: Can It Stay That Way?
While many associate modern day maritime piracy with the Academy Award nominated film Captain Phillips, this transnational threat is a persistent reality for many ships…
November 14, 2022
- 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