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December 3, 2024

Israel
Assessing a Year of War in the Middle East

A year after Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack, Israel faces a seven-front war and deepening divisions between its military and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis …

A Palestinian man looks out of his heavily damaged house at neighbouring houses which witnesses said were destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in the east of the Gaza strip.
Virtual Event by Audrey Kurth Cronin, Tamir Hayman, Robert Pape, Elliott Abrams, Nazanin Boniadi, Salam Fayyad, Richard Haass, Assaf Orion, Itamar Rabinovich, Mara E. Rudman, Steven A. Cook, Elise Labott, and Janine Zacharia

December 4, 2024

Democracy
Africa’s Democratic Momentum

Contrary to doomsayers, liberal democracy is building up a head of steam on the continent.

Young men prepare a banner of the presidential candidate of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of the elections on December 7, in Accra, Ghana on December 2, 2024.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

November 26, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in Africa: November 2024

Apart from a few noteworthy deviations, November saw routine Chinese investments in infrastructure and green energy across Africa, in addition to strong Sino-African cultural exchanges. Africans made…

The state flags of Uruguay, the United States, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom fly near the venue of the UN climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 16, 2024. Janis Laizans/REUTERS
Article by Nathan Schoonover China Strategy Initiative

December 3, 2024

Angola
Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa Visit

The pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola. 

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on December 3, 2024.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

November 25, 2024

Mozambique
High Stakes in Southern Africa

Elections in Namibia and proposed negotiations in Mozambique make this a pivotal week for the region’s future governance.

Protesters hold a banner with the face of Venancio Mondlane, independent candidate for the presidency of Mozambique during a "national shutdown" against the election outcome, in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 7, 2024.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

November 18, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Middle East: October 2024

China continued its condemnation of Israel this month while it Chinese-Iranian ties were on full display during the BRICS summit. The UAE and China celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations while C…

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan walks out of a car as he attends the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024.
Article by Benjamin M. Holtzman China Strategy Initiative

October 25, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
The Threat of Regional Military Expansion in the Middle East

Panelists discuss the latest updates regarding the conflict in the Middle East, the risks of wider escalation, and the role of the United States. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is part of the Twenty-Ni…

Play Israeli soldier watches as Israeli tanks manoeuvre during military drill near Ein Zivan in Golan Heights.
Virtual Event by Dana El Kurd, Stanley McChrystal, Alex Vatanka, Steven A. Cook, and Nancy D. Bodurtha Middle East Program

November 12, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
Trump and the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook (Transition 2025, Episode 2)

Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Middle Eastern countries are reacting to former President…

Podcast A congratulatory billboard for U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump is displayed in Jerusalem on November 7, 2024. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Steven A. Cook The President’s Inbox

October 1, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Troops in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence

The U.S. military has an extensive footprint in the Middle East, including a collection of permanent bases and various naval assets, such as aircraft carriers and destroyers. 

A photo of an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
Article by Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow

October 31, 2024

China
China in Africa: October 2024

Chinese diplomatic developments abounded across the African continent throughout October, including the implementation of new China-Africa partnerships in the wake of last month’s Forum on China-Afri…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other participants in the outreach/BRICS Plus format meeting attend a family photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Pool via REUTERS
Article by Nathan Schoonover China Strategy Initiative