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President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Somalia
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Somalia’s Ongoing Political Crisis Exposes Fundamental Problem for U.S. PolicyReflections on the shortcoming of U.S. policy in Afghanistan have brought lessons that can be used to rethink American policy toward Somalia.
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United States Names Five African Jihadis as Specially Designated Global TerroristsThe practical consequences of the U.S. Department of State adding five terrorist leaders operating in Africa to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists is likely to be limited.
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Recognizing Somaliland's Democratic SuccessOn May 31st, the people of Somaliland went to the polls to participate in long-delayed parliamentary and municipal elections.
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India’s COVID-19 Surge, Somalia’s Political Crisis, and MoreIndia struggles with the world’s largest COVID-19 surge, Somalia’s president addresses Parliament after dropping a bid to extend his term, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan gets underway ten years after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Somalia's Political Crisis Demands Sustained AttentionWhile international attention has been focused on Ethiopia’s multiple internal and foreign policy crises, the political situation in Somalia has gone from precarious to untenable.
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Nonstate Warfare
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Stephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare. -
Beyond the Sand and Sea
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From Ty McCormick, winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, an epic and timeless story of a family in search of safety, security, and a place to call home. -
Somali Stability Depends on More Than Just CounterterrorismAmong the Trump administration's many eleventh hour decisions that will require quick review by President Biden’s team was the choice to withdraw nearly all U.S. military personnel from Somalia.
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From Separatism to Salafism: Militancy on the Swahili CoastNolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. The revelation that a Kenyan member of al-Shabab was charged with planning a 9/11-style attack on the Unit…
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Diplomatic Progress in SomaliaThe re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, is welcome news to many who have worked on U.S. policy issues in the Horn of Africa for decades. It represents not just a positive step in st…
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The Controversy Over U.S. Strikes in SomaliaThe United States has been helping Somalia fight al-Shabab militants for more than a decade, but rights groups say increasing drone strikes are putting civilians at risk.
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Global Conflict This Week: Negotiating a Truce in YemenDevelopments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.
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Global Conflict This Week: Elections Delayed in Kandahar ProvinceDevelopments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.
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Women This Week: Fighting FGMWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering July 23 to August 4, was compiled with support from Lucia Petty.
