Italy Turns Its Back on China’s Belt and Road
China’s ambitions in Europe suffered a major setback this week when Italy signaled plans to leave Beijing’s flagship foreign-policy program, the Belt and Road Initiative...
Niger: President Uses Washington Post Op-Ed to Ask World to Restore Rule
President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, deposed by a military coup d’etat last week and believed to be trapped in his presidential residence, declared himself a...
U.S. Navy Sailors Arrested for Spying for China
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the arrests of two U.S. Navy sailors for giving military secrets to China, India’s Supreme Court...
Coup in Niger: neighboring Nigeria on the front line
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at an African Union meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, July 16, 2023. SIMON MAINA / AFP When he was appointed head of...
Niger’s Coup Is West Africa’s Biggest Challenge Yet
Like every fraught relationship, Niger’s crumbling commitment to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is ending with an ultimatum: Either reinstate democratically elected...
Interim President Of Burkina Faso Traore Speaking At Russia-Africa Summit: Russia Is Part Of The Family For Africa
The second Russia-Africa Summit was held in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, 2023. Following the plenary sessions, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and several African...
What in the World?
GettyImages-1258872624 (1) Inside Biden’s New Tech Policy August 9, 2023 | 11:00am ET The Biden administration’s National Security Strategy has called for an “allied techno-industrial base” to...
Analysis: China’s Military Influence in Africa Grows as Russia’s Diminishes
JOHANNESBURG — China’s People’s Liberation Army marked the 96th anniversary of its founding this week with President Xi Jinping overseeing celebrations in China, but the...
Ethiopia and European Union held talks on peace and regional issues – Prensa Latina
According to the local Foreign Ministry, during the meeting both parties also discussed regional issues of mutual interest. Mekonnen updated Weber on efforts to consolidate...
Adam Tooze: Economic Pressure Is Unlikely to Save Israel From Authoritarianism
GettyImages-1258872624 (1) Inside Biden’s New Tech Policy August 9, 2023 | 11:00am ET The Biden administration’s National Security Strategy has called for an “allied techno-industrial base” to...