The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn

 The South African Institute of International Affairs recently posted a 16-minute podcast titled " South Africa and Russia: It's Co...

 The Hudson Institute published on 4 July 2026 an analysis titled " The Kremlin's Long Game in Africa " by Joshua Meservey. Th...

 The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) posted on 14 May 2025 a one hour televised interview titled " Why Is Russ...

 The South African Institute of International Affairs published on 19 September 2024 a commentary titled " Can Old Alliances Survive Ne...

  War on the Rocks published on 26 September 2024 an analysis titled " Be Kennedy, Not Kissinger: What Cold War Competition in Guinea ...

  American Diplomacy posted in May 2024 a commentary titled " A New Face, But an Old Tactic: History Offers Clues on Stopping Russia...

 Joseph Pisenti, an American YouTuber in Dallas, Texas, who uses the name RealLifeLore recently posted a 50-minute video titled " Why ...

 This is a two and a half hour podcast titled " Great Power Rivalry and Competition in Africa: Ramifications for the Horn of Africa ...

 The Foreign Policy Research Institute published on 29 August 2023 a commentary titled " Russian Disinformation in Africa: No Door on t...

 The Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College Press published in July 2022 an edited volume titled Enabling a More Externally ...

  KT Press published on 6 June 2022 a commentary titled " War on Ukraine: Africa May Care But Who Cares for Its Opinion? " by Vin...

  World Politics Review published on 19 January 2022 a commentary titled " China's Engagement with Africa Has a Cold War Parallel ...

  Ethiopia Insight posted on 30 June 2021 a commentary titled " Ethnic Federalism: A Theory Threatening to Kill Ethiopia " by Kas...

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training posted a piece titled " Somalia--From Great Hope to Failed State " based on th...

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training recently posted an account titled " Leaving with Their Heads Held High--The U.S. Ex...

Eurasia Review posted on 18 November 2019 a commentary titled " Russia, Africa and the Debts " by Kester Kenn Klomegah, independe...

WUCF TV in Orlando, Florida aired on 2 April 2017 a 25 minute interview with me on its " Global Perspectives " program with John B...

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training at the Foreign Service Institute outside Washington published in October 2016 the oral h...

Image: Vice Minister Zheng Wenkai of China with his delegation and staff from UNDP China office at the Africa-China Poverty Reduction and D...