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Case Studies: US Military Assistance in Africa Doesn't Work

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Responsible Statecraft
Coauthors

A new Council report argues the recent series of coups across the Sahelian region should prompt a major reassessment of US military assistance.

Master Sgt. Todd Chandler leads a group discussion from the Burkina Faso air force at Airbase 511
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US Foreign Policy

The First Republican Debate Could Direct the GOP's Foreign Policy Stance

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The Conversation
Jordan Tama

While plenty of attention will center on Donald Trump, "what candidates say about foreign policy is another critical issue."

Trump supporters walk near the Fiserv Forum ahead of the first Republican debate of the 2024 election.
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US Foreign Policy

Biden’s Tech Restrictions on China Aren’t Just about Economics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Workers wait to hear President Joe Biden speak at a shipyard in Philadelphia
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US Foreign Policy

Ivo Daalder on Ukraine's Accession to NATO and Saudi Arabia Peace Talks

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First Western
Ivo H. Daalder

"The question isn't really one of 'whether,' but one of 'when'" Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, says Ivo Daalder.

Ivo Daalder in conversation with Daniel Tkiie on First Western. Global Politics

The Attack on the US Capitol Was an Attempted Coup

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Niger is far from the only place to experience a coup over the past few years, Paul Poast writes.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump participate in a rally that preceded the assault on the U.S. Capitol building
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US Foreign Policy

What’s Tragic about the Coup in Niger

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"This coup will likely make matters worse in a country where things might have been getting better," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Supporters of mutinous soldiers in Niger hold a sign reading "down with Macron"
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Global Politics

What Washington Must do to Check China's Coercion

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The National Interest
John Austin

Western outreach to the Global South should not reject China, but rather focus on the rules of the liberal, capitalist system that the US and China thrive in.

Taiwanese military
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Federal Push Spawns Green Shoots of Innovation in the Midwest

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Crain's Chicago Business
John Austin

Recent place-based federal investments bet big on the Midwest's ability to lead in the production of electric vehicles and clean energy technology.

Michigan battery factory
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Global Economy

Deterrence Lawfare to Save Taiwan

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Just Security
David Scheffer

David Scheffer argues for Washington to employ "a powerful lawfare deterrent" towards China in the case of an invasion of Taiwan.

The USS Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an "unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023.
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Global Politics

How Drugs Are Destroying the Amazon

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Though the protection of the Amazon is a top global priority, drugs and deforestation are increasingly linked as threats to the world's largest rainforest.

Deforestation in the Amazon
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Climate and the Environment