By John Price – SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Sunday, June 23, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION: During my visits to Kenya, Mali, Ethiopia and Somalia over the past 12 months, I was told that U.S. influence is becoming less relevant because of our inconsistent foreign policy. African countries are depending more on China and other nations for […]
Read MoreReadying outpost in Djibouti for ‘rapid response’
By John Price – SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Sunday, June 16, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION: On May 30, Army Brig. Gen. Kimberly Field announced the formation of a new “rapid response force” to be established at Camp Lemonnier in the East African nation of Djibouti. It will be a force “specifically trained and ready to respond […]
Read MoreFrench president says Mali rebels will not mar July elections
By John Price – SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION: French President Francois Hollande last week expressed confidence that Mali’s elections will be held in July despite the West African nation’s shaky security. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), which controls Mali’s northern town of Kidal, has not […]
Read MoreRepublicans Abroad Radio – June 5th, 2013
Ambassador John Price was a featured guest on Republicans Abroad Radio on June 5th, 2013 Listen to the live online broadcast here: http://www.republicansabroadradio.com/. (Note: this will download a file to your computer. Simply double click the file, and your media player should open the stream and begin playing) Note the above link is for the […]
Read MoreU.S. unwisely ignores sub-Saharan Africa
The Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION African leaders are skeptical about President Obama’s engagement of sub-Saharan Africa, in part, because he has been there only once since becoming president, visiting Ghana in 2009 for less than 24 hours. What’s more, when Mali’s government called out for help to subdue Islamist extremists who had overrun the northern part […]
Read MoreSyria’s civil war is deja vu of regime change in Libya
By John Price – SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Thursday, May 16, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION The Arab Spring that prompted the ouster of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya also led to the rise of Islamists who are bent on creating Islamic states that adhere to Shariah law — and that fate could await Syria […]
Read MoreState Department ‘must protect’ diplomats — and didn’t
State Department ‘must protect’ diplomats — and didn’t By John Price and The Washington Times, Monday, May 13, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Always unarmed, ambassadors often are protected only by the goodwill of the countries in which they serve. But when hostilities arise, when governments fall, when their very lives are threatened, ambassadors and their staffs can rely only […]
Read MoreAncient art in Somaliland in diplomatic limbo
Country’s unique status prohibits U.N. heritage protection for its caves The Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION By John Price, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 HARGEISA, Somaliland — The world’s most famous prehistoric art is in caverns in Europe, but the most recently discovered ancient cave paintings are in a country no other nation recognizes in a region of […]
Read MoreU.S. terrorist threat growing with new breed of jihadists
The Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION By John Price, Tuesday April 23, 2013 The influence of radical Islam is on the rise around the world — and in the United States. Mosques and Islamic schools called madrassas increasingly are teaching extreme, fundamentalist interpretations of the religion that presumably inspired the Chechen-born suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. […]
Read MoreMali elections may be in trouble, if French troops leave
The Washington Times Mali elections may be in trouble, if French troops leave By John Price, Sunday April 21, 2013 Analysis/Opinion: In January, French President Francois Hollande responded to interim Malian President Dioncounda Traore’s urgent request for military help to keep Islamists from advancing to the capital, Bamako. Since then, the coalition of French and […]
Read MoreEducation in Somalia essential to promoting peace
The Washington Times Education in Somalia essential to promoting peace By John Price, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Nearly taken for granted by the West, education is a noble struggle in Somalia, requiring generous contributions from citizens and foreign donors to help ensure a future of stability and prosperity for Somali children. Devastated by drought, […]
Read MoreU.S. assistance can head off extremists in Mali
The Washington Times U.S. assistance can head off extremists in Mali ANALYSIS/OPINION By John Price, Thursday, February 21, 2013 SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES A U.S. congressional delegation on Monday made a one-day visit to the Malian capital of Bamako. Headed by Sen. Christopher A. Coons, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Africa, […]
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