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Unraveling the Global War on Terror in Africa

In the News
Defense Priorities
Elizabeth Shackelford

More than 20 years after 9/11, are US counterterrorism efforts in Africa paying off? Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford joins fellow experts to discuss.

Lizzy Shackelford speaks via Zoom US Foreign Policy

Can City Diplomacy Help African Cities Take Action on Climate Mobility?

BLOG
Global Insight by Coauthors

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Libya climate crisis.
AP Photos
Global Cities

From Likes to Violence: How Big Tech is Helping Fuel Extremism

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Could Big Tech's failure to moderate social media be fueling violence and extremism in Kenya and beyond?

An iPhone displays the apps for Facebook
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Tech and Science

Watching US Military Assistance in Africa Go up in Smoke

In the News
Crashing the War Party
Coauthors

Elizabeth Shackelford and Emma Sanderson join the podcast to unpack a new report on why US-Africa policy isn't working.

Nigerian special forces and Chadian troops participate with US advisors in the Flintlock exercise
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US Foreign Policy

Diplomacy and Africa

In the News
Security Dilemma
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford joins the podcast to discuss conflict in Somalia, the coup in Niger, and tensions in Southern Africa.

Nigerien national guardsmen sit outside the customs offices in Niamey
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US Foreign Policy

Sahel in Crisis: Niger's Coup and the Failure of Western Intervention

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Explore the Sahel's alarming pattern of coups as we unravel the threads behind Niger's recent crisis.

With the headquarters of the ruling party burning in the back, supporters of mutinous soldiers demonstrate in Niamey, Niger, Thursday, July 27 2023.
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Defense and Security

How Data Addresses Food Insecurity Challenges in a Rapidly Urbanizing Africa

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Global Food for Thought by Jones Kanjira

Precise, timely, and trustworthy data can help achieve food security within African cities.

Women farming cassava in Sierra Leone.
Annie Spratt
Food and Agriculture

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

In the News
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
US Air Force
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

Unpacking the Global Response to the Niger Coup

In the News
Al Jazeera
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on how the military takeover could affect security relationships with the United States and others.

Elizabeth Shackelford appears on Al Jazeera Global Politics