The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn

 The Africa Center for Strategic Studies published in February 2026 a major study titled " Artificial Intelligence for Africa's Def...

 The Foreign Policy Research Institute published on 6 January 2026 an analysis titled " The Africa Blind Spot: The US National Security...

 The White House released this week the Trump administration's " National Security Strategy of the United States of America " ...

 The U.S. Department of Defense posted on 22 July 2025 a press release titled " China, Russia, Terrorist Networks Destabilizing Africa ...

 National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) posted on 7 July 2025 a statement warning that State Department layoffs threaten U.S. nationa...

 The July/August 2025 issue of the Foreign Service Journal contains an article titled " USAID Is Vanishing " by Jim Bever, 35-yea...

  The Hill published on 23 April 2025 a commentary titled " USAID Went into the Woodchipper, And We're All Paying a Price " b...

 The American Academy of Diplomacy issued a statement on 1 April 2025 titled " Ending Collective Bargaining Rights for National Securit...

 The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) filed on 6 February a Complaint ...

 Brookings published on 4 February 2025 a series of essays titled " Implications of a USAID Shutdown ." This is a series of short ...

 The latest issue of Arctic Review on Law and Politics published a study titled " The Arctic and Africa in China's Foreign Policy:...

China's State Council issued in May 2015 " China's Military Strategy ," which is a surprisingly frank document.  The strat...