USIP: Weekly Bulletin 1/20/2023

 

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, Algeria, on March 30, 2022. (Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department)
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President Joe Biden greets Senegalese President Macky Sall, the African Union chairperson, at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit a day after Biden vowed that America is “’all in’ on Africa’s future.” (Cheriss May/The New York Times)

America Must Now Build the Partnership it Offered to Africa

At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Biden vowed that the United States is “all in” on the future of the continent. USIP’s Ambassador Makila James offers six concrete steps that the United States can take to improve its engagement with African nations and make good on the summit’s promise.

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Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft conduct a mission with the South Korean air force over the Korean Peninsula. (Staff Sgt. Steven Schneider/U.S. Army)

North Korean Arms Control Doesn’t Have to Conflict with Disarmament

While pursuing arms control with North Korea can seem at odds with the goal of complete denuclearization, it’s not a zero-sum game. Washington can pursue a more realistic policy toward North Korea by reconciling the tension between nonproliferation and disarmament, says the Ploughshares Fund’s John Carl Baker.

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A military police officer in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Nov. 17, 2018. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

Honduras Makes Progress in Tamping Violence — But at What Cost?

Honduras’ homicide rate has dropped amid a series of emergency measures, but rights groups worry the measures are counterproductive. USIP’s Arturo Matute breaks down the government’s strategy and explores how the United States can support humane and sustainable policies to protect the Honduran people.

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, Algeria, on March 30, 2022. (Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department)

A Newly Assertive Algeria Seizes an Opportunity

The Ukraine war and subsequent changes to global energy markets, U.S.-China strategic rivalry and Algeria’s new ambitious foreign policy could allow the North African nation to be a major player in the Mediterranean. USIP’s Thomas Hill examines whether Algeria is ready to play a larger role in regional and international affairs.

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Veterans and youths wearing Imperial-era military uniforms march into the Yakusuni Shrine, the Shinto memorial where Class A war criminals are enshrined along with the war dead, in Tokyo on Monday, Aug. 15, 2005. (Ko Sasaki/The New York Times)

How to Address the Racism at the Heart of Japan-South Korea Tensions

Anti-Korean racism has been a key obstacle to resolving tensions between Japan and South Korea. The National University of Singapore’s Sayaka Chatani explains how the U.S. government, businesses and media can help tackle anti-Korean prejudice.

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A demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, where hundreds of loosely connected “resistance committees” are organizing nonviolent protests. January 24, 2022. (Faiz Abubakar Muhamed/The New York Times)

Youth Activism: Balancing Risk and Reward

Nonviolent action movements are more likely to succeed when they have extensive youth participation on the front lines. But too often, youth activists are denied agency over movement strategy and rarely ascend to positions of political influence even after successful campaigns, says USIP’s Matthew Cebul.

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The Latest @ USIP: Security in the Taiwan Strait

The prospect of conflict in the Taiwan Strait is not inevitable — but to maintain a peaceful status quo, the U.S.-China relationship cannot devolve into a new Cold War that makes Chinese leaders feel less invested in the current global order, says the University of Maryland’s Scott Kastner.

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Mona Yacoubian on Russia’s Diminishing Role in Syria

Amid military struggles in Ukraine, Russia’s presence in Syria is slowly receding, setting off a series of regional shifts from Turkey, Iran and Israel that could have major ripple effects on U.S. national security interests, says USIP’s Mona Yacoubian: “There are too many actors there for it be a simple math equation.”
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