Kenyan police crack down as protesters return to streets nationwide
Kenyan police responded with tear gas as youth-led protesters again took to the streets of major cities.
Asian Powers Set Their Strategic Sights on Europe
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/china-belarus-training-NATO.jpgAfter 500 years, the tables have turned, with an incoherent Europe the object of rising Asia’s geopolitical ambitions.
Analysts weigh in on US advisory council visit to Nigeria
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0a00-0242–835d-08dca51ae9cd_w800_h450.jpgAbuja — A U.S. advisory council on African diaspora engagement is in Nigeria on a mission to discuss diaspora-led investments across sectors including education, health, technology and the creative industries. Analysts weigh in on the purpose of the visit. Delegates to the 12-member President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement were in Nigeria’s economic center, Lagos, Monday…
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America is Stuck in a Century-Old Immigration Debate
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1‑GettyImages-1866757013.jpgRestricting immigration to appease domestic political grievances is likely to backfire—again.
For Putin, the EU Is a Bigger Threat Than NATO
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/russia-eu-nato-GettyImages-1467908496-e1721046457249.jpgThe Kremlin fears the EU’s ability to spur deep political change.
When It Comes to Political Violence, America Is Not Exceptional
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trump-shooting-GettyImages-2161923146.jpgThe attempt to kill Donald Trump should be a chilling reminder of how easy it is to trigger a lethal U.S. tradition.
Rwanda Says It Doesn’t Have to Repay UK for Scrapped Migration Plan
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/10/multimedia/10rwanda-uk-01-gtpz/10rwanda-uk-01-gtpz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgBritain gave Rwanda hundreds of millions of pounds, even though no asylum seekers were deported to the Central African nation under the agreement.
Why Kenyan Police Officers Are Deployed in Haiti
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/09/multimedia/09haiti-kenya-explainer-01-gpfh/09haiti-kenya-explainer-01-gpfh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgAbout 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso military leaders sign new pact, rebuff ECOWAS
Move is latest sign the countries are moving away from traditional regional and Western allies following spate of coups.
America Is in Denial About NATO’s Future
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1536748728.jpgAn alliance that includes Ukraine will require a vastly larger military and economic commitment.