Publications

Africa Political Monitor No. 3

May 18, 2020 Jacob McCarty

Sudan's international charm offensive eyes Washington...;
...as the emirates come calling;
Tanzania backs away from Beijing;
Chad turns inward;
Dublin eyes African development;
South Korea restarts deployments to South Sudan

Global Islamism Monitor No. 78

May 11, 2020 Ilan I. Berman, Jacob McCarty

Uighurs used as forced labor for China;
For ISIS, a resilient presence in Syria...;
...and a setback for Afghanistan;
ISIS sees opportunity amid Europe's lockdown;
A new caliphate forms in Africa

Africa Political Monitor No. 2

April 15, 2020 Jacob McCarty

Turkish UAVs to patrol Tunisian skies;
Shifting air travel reflects Sudan-Israel thaw;
India deploys hurricane relief via warship to Madagascar;
European task force deploys to Sahel;
AFRICOM to begin reporting civilian casualties;
Saudi Arabia repatriates Ethiopian migrants

Global Islamism Monitor No. 77

April 9, 2020 Ilan I. Berman, Jacob McCarty

Indonesia versus radical Islam;
Burkina Faso mulls arming civilians again jihadists;
In Syria, local justice for foreign jihadists;
The chilling effect of the coronavirus;
The practical effects of the Taliban truce

Here Comes Saudi Arabia’s African Offensive

March 29, 2020 Ilan I. Berman, Jacob McCarty The National Interest

Slowly but surely, Riyadh is beginning to look west. After years of comparatively modest engagement with the countries of East Africa, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is today putting in motion and ambitious strategy for engagement with the continent.