May 13, 2025
Africa ProgramMichelle Gavin, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with Joshua Meservey, testified on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The focus of the hearing w…
May 30, 2025
South AfricaPresident Trump has ended an idealistic cooperation with South Africa that obscured rising foreign policy tensions between Washington and Pretoria.
May 28, 2025
China Strategy InitiativeDespite Chinese investment in African green energy and infrastructure projects, comprehensive diplomatic engagements, and joint innovation ventures, tensions between countries grew in certain corners…
May 28, 2025
China Strategy InitiativeA Kenyan delegation traveled to Beijing in late April, resulting in comprehensive economic dealmaking. On the continent, April saw multisectoral Chinese investment in Algeria and Nigeria, the formati…
May 9, 2025
United StatesCFR experts discuss President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to the Gulf region, including what the trip could signify for Iran nuclear negotiations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and U.S. policy i…
May 27, 2025
South AfricaReuben Brigety, President of Busara Advisors and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa from 2022 to 2025, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss relations between Washington and Pretoria in the wake of…
May 22, 2025
South AfricaSenior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies and former ambassador Michelle Gavin breaks down the tense U.S.-South Africa meeting at the White House.
May 21, 2025
Sub-Saharan AfricaAs the world’s fastest-growing region for Catholicism, Africa is closely watching to see what Pope Leo’s papacy has in-store for the continent.
March 28, 2025
Middle East and North AfricaThe ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the Middle East. This includes a collection of permanent U.S. bases and vario…
December 2, 2024
China Strategy InitiativeAs the UAE and China celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations, Beijing struck issued $2 billion of dollar-denominated bonds in Riyadh. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE sought new deals with China and…