Op-Ed: China’s Ambition Demands the U.S. Maintain Its Presence in Africa
Back in January, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was talking openly of the need to rebalance the allocation of U.S. forces around the world. As…
South Africa Refuses to Kiss the ICC Ring
By Shawn Macomber • Lawfare Tyranny The International Criminal Court’s arbitrary deadline for South Africa to explain its decision not to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir during a June meeting of the…
Obama’s Policy of Leading from Behind Leaves Africa Behind
by George Landrith • Townhall Having just returned from his Africa visit last month, many of the President’s supporters in the US have described the visit…
Amnesty International Should Rethink Its ICC Love
By Shawn Macomber The 2014/2015 Amnesty International Report declares “a roadmap towards silencing all guns in Africa must be embraced and driven forwards.” This, Amnesty naturally and sincerely believes, will…
Has the ICC Failed Africans?
By Ibtihal Khidir “The Chamber noted factors including the Prosecution’s admission that the evidentiary basis remains insufficient to support a conviction and the Prosecution’s concession that it remains speculative whether…
Obama Fetes the Dictators
The president’s Africa summit brought some of the continent’s worst kleptocrats to Washington. by Peter Roff • US News Over the past week, President Barack Obama…