By Taiwo Hassan on Jan 21, 2025 12:05 am As the year 2024 wound to a close, Niger’s junta leader, Brigade General Abdourahmane Tchiani, made accusations that France is using neighboring Nigeria as a staging ground to destabilize his country. Read in browser »
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Jan 20, 2025 03:53 pm In his inaugural speech Monday, President Donald Trump pledged to build "the strongest military the world has ever seen." It was just one note in a broader composition about restoring confidence and pride in the country — "the start of a thrilling new era of national success." Read in browser »
By Responsible Statecraft on Jan 20, 2025 12:05 am Joe Biden's presidency will end at noon on Monday and so will, by many accounts, his disastrous foreign policy. Or was it? Much ink has been spilled about how President Biden handled the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and while we know how many of his decisions played out almost in real time, in some respects, the true outcomes of other choices he made in those conflicts won't be known for some time. Read in browser »
By William LeoGrande on Jan 18, 2025 09:18 am President Joe Biden’s January 14 removal of sanctions imposed on Cuba during the first Trump administration could have been a major step toward restarting Barack Obama’s policy of engagement if Biden had done it in his first week as president instead of his last. Read in browser »
By Daniel McCarthy on Jan 17, 2025 12:05 am Joe Biden’s place in history is as the man under whom the liberal international order unraveled. Read in browser »