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The US-Africa Summit & DRC-Rwanda peace deal highlight opportunities for Trump's transactional Africa policy. But US-Africa relations don't exist in a vacuum, and Trump's goals are clashing with his immigration & tariff policies. My latest in @thehill: thehill.com/opinion/intern…
From @WSJopinion: Once upon a time, someone like Mamdani couldn’t have been a member in good standing of the left. But for two decades leftist groups and Islamists have formed a de facto alliance based on their contempt for Israel, writes @dhume. on.wsj.com/3UoJATj
With the Houthis again threatening Americans and attacking Israel and international shipping, US policy toward Yemen needs a reset, @mrubin1971 argues. "Yemen will only be stable when Yemenis from any particular province or region govern themselves." washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltwa…
The US-brokered peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda could lead to historic US investment in critical minerals in the region and reduce violence in the DRC. More from CTP's .@liam_karr and .@yale0214: thehill.com/opinion/intern… criticalthreats.org/analysis/us-dr…
NEW WORKING PAPER: @AEI's John G. Ferrari and Elaine McCusker find for FY26, the military upped the unfunded priorities list request from ~$29 Billion to ~$51 billion. Read their complete observations below. aei.org/research-produ…
End the Palestinian Authority’s “Pay-To-Slay” Program @dpletka & @SteveKAilinger @AEIfdp end-palestinian-pay-to-slay.tiiny.co/?mkt_tok=NDc1L…
To Save Yemen, Destroy Houthi Ports by @mrubin1971 @AEIfdp aei.org/op-eds/to-save…
"The ICBM 'sponge' is more than insurance against a homeland attack: It enables the US to respond to aggression across the entire spectrum of risk." From @BalzerKyle: More than a Sponge: The Case for a Sufficient ICBM Force aei.org/foreign-and-de…
NEW | Iran-E3 Talks: Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-affiliated media confirmed that senior E3 (the United Kingdom, Germany, and France) and Iranian diplomats agreed to discuss Iran’s nuclear program “next week.” The E3 has warned that it may trigger snapback sanctions on Iran…
The US needs a new Yemen strategy @mrubin1971 @AEIfdp aei.org/op-eds/the-us-…
Republicans who call Zohran Mamdani an Islamist are speaking nonsense. But the mayoral candidate does represent a de facto alliance between Islamists and the left based on a shared antipathy toward Israel. [My take]
The US and the E3 (the UK, Germany, and France) have reportedly set an end-of-August deadline for Iran to agree to a nuclear deal before the E3 triggers the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) snapback mechanism. The E3 reportedly seeks to engage Iran and push for…