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You are using an internet browser that is out of date. It has known security flaws and may not display all features of this website correctly. Learn more Skip to content American Foreign Policy Council American Foreign Policy Council Explaining the World. Empowering Policymakers. Publications Programs News & Events About Contact Donate Donate Now Publication Spotlight What Russia is up to in Syria May 4, 2020 Lamont Colucci The Hill Although the world has ground to a near-standstill as a result of COVID-19, America’s foreign policy problems have not disappeared...Russia’s recent machinations in Syria are a case in point. Read More > How the U.S. Could End the Iran Nuclear Deal Once and for All April 29, 2020 James S. Robbins National Review Though the Trump administration has already withdrawn from the deal, there is still a clear path to scuttling it at the U.N. Read More > To Hold China Accountable for Delayed COVID-19 Action, Target the ‘Great Firewall’ April 28, 2020 Michael Sobolik The Diplomat Washington must address the root causes of China’s propensity to obscure the origins of the new coronavirus Read More > Israel has lots at stake with annexation April 25, 2020 Lawrence J. Haas The Hill With Israel’s new “unity” government now set, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a decision in the coming weeks with huge consequences for Israel’s relations with America and the wider world: whether to begin the process of annexing major parts of the West Bank . Read More > How Morocco Is Managing The Pandemic April 24, 2020 Ilan I. Berman Al-Hurra Digital [T]he Kingdom of Morocco has been particularly hard hit. It currently ranks second only to Egypt in the number of active North African COVID-19 cases, and by itself represents more than 13 percent of all infections on the continent. Yet the Moroccan government has nonetheless managed to parlay its fight against the coronavirus into a source of national unity – and, increasingly, into one of regional prestige as well. Read More > China’s Duplicitous Coronavirus Tactics Could Turn Britain Against Its 5G Technology April 13, 2020 Michael Sobolik The National Interest Britain and the world are in turmoil as governments grapple with the global coronavirus pandemic and international perceptions about China changing dramatically. So, too, are their views of the country’s most formidable tech conglomerate. Read More > Belarus’s risky coronavirus strategy April 9, 2020 Matt Maldonado The Hill Belarus' schools, businesses, and borders remain open as the rest of the world tries to wait out the storm. Read More > Iran’s Coronavirus Coverup April 7, 2020 Ilan I. Berman Radio Farda Just how sick is Iran, really? As the coronavirus swept across the world throughout the month of March, the Islamic Republic quickly emerged as one of the key global hotspots for the disease Read More > Evolving Principles and Guiding Concepts: How China Gains African Support for its Core National Interests March 30, 2020 David A. Shinn , Joshua Eisenman Orbis Read More > Here Comes Saudi Arabia’s African Offensive March 29, 2020 Ilan I. Berman , Jacob McCarty The National Interest Slowly but surely, Riyadh is beginning to look west. After years of comparatively modest engagement with the countries of East Africa, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is today putting in motion and ambitious strategy for engagement with the continent. 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