US National Strategy

Rebuilding Bridges: How the U.S. Should Engage Africa's Estranged States

There is a temptation in foreign policy to concentrate energy on allies who already share American values and want deeper engagement. It is understandable. It is also strategically costly.

Maybe...yes...YASSS def be worried

The Sahel: America's Most Difficult Diplomatic Frontier

West Africa: Anchor Economies and the Coup Belt Challenge

West Africa's strategic logic starts with two countries: Nigeria and Ghana. Get those relationships right, and you have a foundation for everything else.

East Africa: Silicon Savannah, Security Hotspots, and U.S. Priorities

Kenya has been a cornerstone U.S. partner for six decades; a democratic anchor in a turbulent neighborhood, a regional financial hub, and home to Silicon Savannah, a tech ecosystem that has produced fintech giants, agritech startups, and a generation of engineers

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