Jennifer Kavanagh

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Maureen Farrell |Jennifer Kavanagh |Benjamin W Friedman

The Trump administration is making changes to U.S. policy toward Africa. These changes — including dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development and its programs in Africa — have direct and indirect impacts on U.S. Africa Command. The administration’s foreign policy, combined with shifting security challenges in Africa, are reigniting debate about whether the United States needs a military command devoted to Africa and how it should be organized.

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Jennifer Kavanagh |Daniel DePetris

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Mar 13, 2025 | defenseone.com | Daniel DePetris |Jennifer Kavanagh

Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports If President Donald Trump’s actions are any indication, the Monroe Doctrine, the two-century-old framework that claimed the Western Hemisphere as America’s exclusive sphere of influence, is once again official U.S. policy. Back in the 1800s, the target was meddling European powers prone to interfering in what Washington considered its backyard.

Feb 18, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Jennifer Kavanagh |Ankit Panda

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Jan 28, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Dana Sherne |Ravi Agrawal |Emma Ashford |Jennifer Kavanagh

U.S. President Donald Trump has begun his second term at breakneck speed. From his use of tariffs as a bullying tactic, to forced deportations, to threatening to invade Greenland and the Panama Canal, the world is rapidly adjusting to the stark reality of an America First foreign policy. How are Trump’s moves playing out globally?