Research Associate, Global South at the Quincy Institute. Tweets about US policy in Africa, w/ focus on critical minerals and security. DM open for journalists.
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Please have a listen to my colleague @AnnelleSheline talking about US relations with Israel on NPR!
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NEW: Despite facing a stunning rebuke of its foreign-policy adventurism in Iran, the Trump administration is not quite ready to give up on its goal of overthrowing the Cuban government.
Is an invasion looming? @lee_schlenker breaks it down:
responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…
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My colleague @dan_m_ford and I just completed a brief on the role of the US Development Finance Corporation in the rebuilding of Global South energy systems after the Iran War. quincyinst.org/research/rebu…
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NEW Trump was happy to support the duty-free trade deal renewal (AGOA) for Africa --- as long as South Africa and Rwanda were cut out of it. @dan_m_ford
responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…
In choosing to go to war with Iran, the United States caused significant damage to the energy system throughout the Global South.
The DFC offers mechanisms for the United States to revitalize economic ties with these countries while helping to facilitate a more dynamic global energy system built to withstand disruption and conflict.
In our latest @QuincyInst research brief, @RajaKorman and I discuss the role the @DFCgov can play in meeting energy needs across the Global South as we move beyond the Iran War.
quincyinst.org/research/rebu…
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No tariff free AGOA for you, Trump says to S. Africa and Rwanda.
NEW @dan_m_ford with the backstory. responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has given Moscow incentives to deepen ties with African states. But the instability caused by the conflict has also constrained those relationships in ways that cannot be fully overcome while the fighting continues, write @dan_m_ford & @MEpiskopos.
responsiblestatecraft.org/af…
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Are you following these RS staff and regular contributors? What are you waiting for?
@KelleyBVlahos
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The U.S. ought to welcome the idea of Russia successfully lowering tensions in the Horn through diplomatic mediation, write @dan_m_ford and @MEpiskopos
responsiblestatecraft.org/af…
Read my latest in @RStatecraft on the Russia-Africa summit
NEW @MEpiskopos & @dan_m_ford @QuincyInst : If the United States hopes to seize on energy demand in Africa to export its own technologies, or develop relationships for access to critical minerals, it had best move fast, Russia is already engaged. responsiblestatecraft.org/af…
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Re-upping my piece in @thenation urging the new Congress to contain the Donroe Doctrine + craft an affirmative regional agenda that stops illegal boat strikes, scrutinizes joint land operations, ends election meddling, restores Venezuela's sovereignty & lifts Cuba's fuel blockade
In my latest for @thenation I give Dems a post-midterms roadmap to contain the Donroe Doctrine—from boat strikes to land operations, election interference, Venezuela & Cuba—and discuss the tools they have to pursue it, arguing their efforts matter even as the admin pushes ahead👇
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Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns bbc.in/4BK2JDF
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BREAKING: Democrat Janeese Lewis George wins District of Columbia's mayor race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4zqxqwp
ALT BREAKING: Democrat Janeese Lewis George wins District of Columbia's mayor race, NBC News projects. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/district-of-columbia-mayor-results
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Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that opt out of A.I. for kids.
nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/go…
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NEW @KelleyBVlahos : Trump's announcment that he is cutting off annual aid to Israel carries a real whiff election desperation but here's why it won't matter (even if true) responsiblestatecraft.org/is…
US announced both South Africa and Rwanda will be removed from AGOA eligibility beginning in the new year. The decision on SA isn't surprising - the admin has had SA in its crosshairs since the start. The decision on Rwanda is likely related to its continued backing of M23 in DRC
It is regrettable that South African policies led to the termination of AGOA for South Africa. This was a predictable and preventable outcome resulting from the rejection by South Africa's government of real concerns raised by the U.S. Government. I remain hopeful that we can find a path forward to address our larger bilateral concerns, but the South African government must understand the gravity of the situation. We know that if America succeeds, so too will South Africa. This is the partnership I will continue to pursue as expeditiously as possible.
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