Protecting American Interests in Africa

This is a paper I delivered in Beijing on 9 March 2017 at a conference titled US-China-Africa: Practices and Cooperation in Protecting Overseas Interests hosted by the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and sponsored by the Ford Foundation. My paper looks at the protection of US nationals and interests in Africa.

Western Travel Warnings May Contribute to Terrorist Acts on Kenya Coast

The New York Times published on 23 February 2015 an article titled "A Catch-22 in Kenya: Western Terrorism Alerts May Fuel Terrorism" by Jeffrey Gettleman. 

The argument goes that as Western countries issue travel warnings to avoid the coast of Kenya, it decimates the tourist industry, resulting in increased unemployment and joblessness.  Youth unemployment is said to be a major driver of radicalization.  This leads to even more terrorism.  Read the article and judge for yourself.