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Africa: This is Why Continent Matters to the United States
Atlantic Council, 26 May 2017
The cuts to foreign aid proposed in US President Donald Trump's new budget, if passed, would drastically diminish US influence in Africa, threaten US security interests, and make… Read more »
'Dangerous' Misconception that Africa Does Not Matter - Report
The persistent misconception that Africa is largely irrelevant to U.S.national security is dangerous, according to a report issued by the Atlantic Council Africa Center in Washington, DC. The author, former Obama administration national security director for Africa, Grant Harris, cites three reasons: transnational threats; economic and political interests; and pressures that result from conflict, humanitarian crisis, and mass atrocities in Africa. "Serious engagement in Africa is needed, even if one's view of US national security imperatives is limited to countering transnational threats," the report says.
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25 May 2017
This is Why Africa Matters to the United States
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- Grant T. Harris
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- Grant T. Harris
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African countries pose a variety of threats and opportunities to the United States, and engaging with them is not optional. But policymakers and ... see more »
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25 May 2017
This is Why Africa Matters to the United States
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- Grant T. Harris
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- Grant T. Harris
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American support for democracy, development and health may no longer be policy cornerstones as they have been for all post-Cold War presidents, Democratic and Republican, writes ... Read more »
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6 December 2016
A Measured US Strategy for the New Africa
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- Dr. J. Peter Pham
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- Dr. J. Peter Pham
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Africa's story is increasingly one of economic dynamism that is driven, in part, by political reform and improvements in governance. But, there are ... see more »
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, in her final address as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, focused on the future of U.S. relations with Africa. She spoke about the ... Read more »
Grant Harris (right), former special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs at the White House, joins Karen Attiah, global opinions editor at the Washington Post, for a Facebook Live discussion on the importance of US engagement in Africa.
