Kurt Davis

Latin America (LatAm), Middle East, United States

Investor, Advisor, Writer/Speaker, Atlantic Council, Council on Foreign Relations, Avid Traveler, Foodie, Politics Junkie & Closet Economist...

Articles

Bunker busters: what Israel needs and Trump must decide

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Kurt Davis

As Israel escalates its confrontation with Iran, Donald Trump faces a defining foreign policy test. The choice before him is not between diplomacy and war. Diplomacy has largely been exhausted; war, in some form, is already underway. The real question is more consequential and more concrete: should the United States supply Israel with its most formidable non-nuclear weapon—the 30,000-pound bunker buster?
$1tn sukuk market at risk of unintended disruption

1 month ago | ft.com | Kurt Davis

The writer is an adviser on Islamic finance, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and millennium fellow at the Atlantic Council...
Marco Rubio’s proposed reshuffle at State offers a huge opportunity in Africa

1 month ago | thehill.com | Kurt Davis

Africa is emerging as a pivotal battleground for the 21st century — and the U.S. is falling behind. China has invested more than $155 billion into African nations since 2000, securing access to critical minerals and ports. Russia’s military footprint continues to expand. Meanwhile, Gulf nations — the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar — have built an economic empire across the continent, investing nearly $60 billion over the last decade alone.
Opinion - Marco Rubio’s proposed reshuffle at State offers a huge opportunity in Africa

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kurt Davis

Africa is emerging as a pivotal battleground for the 21st century — and the U.S. is falling behind. China has invested more than $155 billion into African nations since 2000, securing access to critical minerals and ports. Russia’s military footprint continues to expand. Meanwhile, Gulf nations — the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar — have built an economic empire across the continent, investing nearly $60 billion over the last decade alone.
American Distrust Reshapes European Defense - Inside Sources

1 month ago | prescottenews.com | Kurt Davis

At a time when domestic political turmoil seemed to engulf his second term, Emmanuel Macron is experiencing a remarkable political resurrection. His approval rating has jumped from 24 percent in March to 31 percent in April — a phenomenon whose origins lie not in domestic successes but in an unexpected international circumstance: Donald Trump’s hostility toward NATO has suddenly transformed Macron’s long-ridiculed vision of European strategic autonomy into a lucid premonition.
American Distrust Reshapes European Defense – DC Journal - InsideSources

1 month ago | dcjournal.com | Kurt Davis

At a time when domestic political turmoil seemed to engulf his second term, Emmanuel Macron is experiencing a remarkable political resurrection. His approval rating has jumped from 24 percent in March to 31 percent in April — a phenomenon whose origins lie not in domestic successes but in an unexpected international circumstance: Donald Trump’s hostility toward NATO has suddenly transformed Macron’s long-ridiculed vision of European strategic autonomy into a lucid premonition.
Davis: American distrust reshapes European defense

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Kurt Davis

Kurt Davis Jr.View Comments At a time when domestic political turmoil seemed to engulf his second term, Emmanuel Macron is experiencing a remarkable political resurrection.
Booker’s record-breaking speech proves Democrats are stuck in the past

2 months ago | thehill.com | Kurt Davis

In our era of lightning-fast news cycles, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has claimed a peculiar distinction: surpassing South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s notorious 24-hour civil rights filibuster to deliver the longest speech in Senate history. This feat, while impressive in its physical endurance, inadvertently illustrates the fundamental disconnect between Democratic messaging strategy and today’s media reality. The contrast is striking.
Opinion - Booker’s record-breaking speech proves Democrats are stuck in the past

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Kurt Davis

In our era of lightning-fast news cycles, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has claimed a peculiar distinction: surpassing South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s notorious 24-hour civil rights filibuster to deliver the longest speech in Senate history. This feat, while impressive in its physical endurance, inadvertently illustrates the fundamental disconnect between Democratic messaging strategy and today’s media reality. The contrast is striking.
Trump is redefining, not abandoning, American soft power

2 months ago | asiatimes.com | Kurt Davis

For decades, the United States projected global influence through what foreign policy experts call “soft power” – the ability to shape world affairs through cultural appeal, diplomatic engagement and ideological attraction rather than military force. Under President Donald Trump’s administration, this traditional approach to international relations is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Critics decry the shift as abandonment of American leadership. They’re missing the point.