Commentary: Sub-Saharan Africa “Swan Song did not include a solution for the destabilized democracy” On August 10, 2012 Secretary Hillary Clinton ended her ten day trip to nine sub-Saharan African countries: Senegal, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Benin. The trip was publicized as her last to the continent, as Secretary [...]
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“Racing on a Ribbon of Salt” On August 11, 2012, I visited the Bonneville Salt Flats during the beginning of Speed Week. Approaching the turnoff to the famous salt beds, I noticed much of the area had been under water from the previous day’s torrential rain. Some of the areas drying up had become a [...]
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary “China is winning the hearts, minds and resources in sub-Saharan Africa” The United States needs to actively engage sub-Saharan Africa in a more meaningful way, not just in dialogue. Our “start-and-stop” foreign policy since the end of the Cold War in 1991 does not sit well with governments, already suspicious of our [...]
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary On July 30, 2012 the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted a panel discussion on President Obama’s Policy Directive on sub-Saharan Africa. The panel members included Grant Harris, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs; Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Florizelle Liser, [...]
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