Journal of International Affairs articles

Recent articles from Journal of International Affairs

Editors' foreword.(Editorial)
March 22, 2009... More than at any other time since the Cold War, Africa commands the attention of scholars, decisionmakers and the global public alike. The turn of the century has brought with it new strides in economic growth, political development and regional integration, even as the urgency of the...

Obama and Africa: matching expectations with reality.(Barack Obama)(Report)
March 22, 2009... The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States has aroused expectations around the world, but nowhere as much as in Africa. Obama inherits a record of achievement on the continent from George W. Bush that will be hard to match, if not exceed. He will also be far more heavily...

U.S. foreign assistance to Africa: securing America's investment for lasting development.(Report)
March 22, 2009... Since 2001, the United States has dramatically increased its commitment to development in Africa and has transformed the way it is implemented. In the last eight years, U.S. foreign assistance to sub-Saharan Africa managed by the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International...

Africa: the United States and China court the continent.(Report)
March 22, 2009... The United States and China are the two most important bilateral, external actors in Africa today. While the United States wields more influence in most of Africa's fifty-three countries, China has surpassed it in a number of states and is challenging it in others. Both countries look to...

Maritime piracy in East Africa.(Report)
March 22, 2009... More than 200 years ago, just as the United States was developing into a nation, corsair piracy challenged the ability of the country to conduct international trade throughout the Mediterranean Sea. While the Barbary threat was defeated, piracy continues to thrive and has become a feature of...