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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta stands at the Nairobi Terminus, which operated the Standard Gauge Railway line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and financed by the Chinese government, on October 16, 2019.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta stands at the Nairobi Terminus, which operated the Standard Gauge Railway line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and financed by the Chinese government, on October 16, 2019. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
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In Africa, Major Power Rivalry Is Not the Whole Story

by Michelle Gavin May 24, 2021

Any doubts about the bipartisan consensus in Washington around the need to compete with China in Africa were erased in the early months of 2021, when senior Biden administration appointees like U.S. Read More

Syria
Despite Ceasefire Agreement, Turkey Implicated In More Than Eight Hundred Violations
Amy Austin Holmes is a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. One year ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prom…
Blog Post by Amy Austin Holmes October 13, 2020 Strength Through Peace
Afghanistan
Women Should Be at the Center of Afghan Peace Talks
With Afghan peace talks underway, those seeking to undermine the process are targeting Afghan women in hopes of derailing it. The US embassy in Afghanistan warned last month that extremist organizati…
Blog Post by Jamille Bigio and Delphi Cleaveland October 5, 2020 Strength Through Peace
Venezuela
Synchronizing With Europe on the Venezuela Crisis
The United States and its partners in the Americas have made little progress on ending the dire political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Only with the cooperation of crucial partners in the European Union can the U.S. government hope to reach a resolution in the stricken South American nation.
Blog Post by Paul J. Angelo September 29, 2020 Strength Through Peace
  • Wars and Conflict
    Eruption of Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh
    Ambassador (Ret.) Carey Cavanaugh is a professor of diplomacy and conflict resolution at the University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. Renewed military actio…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Strength Through Peace September 28, 2020 Strength Through Peace
  • Afghanistan
    What to Know About the Afghan Peace Negotiations
    For peace to take hold in Afghanistan, formidable challenges will need to be overcome during the talks.
    Blog Post by Center for Preventive Action September 14, 2020 Strength Through Peace