Publications

Africa Political Monitor No. 33

July 12, 2024 Lilly Harvey, Cayla Bernstein

Sahel military regimes cement break from ECOWAS;
China-backed pipeline project in Niger under threat;
Ramaphosa's coalition gamble;
Violence deepens crisis in Burkina Faso;
Washington seeks new allies amid African counterterrorism setbacks

The Problems Still Plaguing NATO

July 10, 2024 Ilan I. Berman AFPC Insights

This week’s NATO summit in Washington is, by any measure, a grand affair, full of the pomp and ceremony befitting the bloc’s 75th anniversary. It also offers up a useful opportunity to reflect on the state of the most successful military alliance in history. 

Africa Political Monitor No. 32

July 3, 2024 Lilly Harvey, Cayla Bernstein

Moscow makes gains in West Africa;
A historic shift in South African politics;
UN Security Council extends arms embargo on South Sudan;
Washington on the back foot in West Africa;
Tax protests roil Kenya