East Africa

Spanning from Sudan in the north to Tanzania in the south and centered around the strategic Horn of Africa, East Africa is a gateway to the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean. East Africa includes a diversity of states, ranging from the relatively successful developmental models of Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Kenya to the weak conflict-prone examples of South Sudan and Somalia. Playing host to the African Union and several other regional organizations, East Africa is a critical area with both high hopes for growth and demands for stability.

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In the News

Mar 23, 2016

Hruby Joins CNBC Africa to Discuss Investment in East Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

East Africa

In the News

Mar 23, 2016

Hruby Joins CNBC Africa to Discuss Investment in African Businesses

By Aubrey Hruby

East Africa

In the News

Mar 17, 2016

Pham Joins Center for Security Policy Podcast to Discuss al Shabaab in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Listen to the full interview here.

North & West Africa Somalia

In the News

Mar 14, 2016

Pham Quoted by La Stampa on al Qaeda Jihadists, Boko Haram, and al Shabab

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

North & West Africa Somalia

In the News

Mar 9, 2016

Pham Quoted by Foreign Policy on al-Shabaab’s Strategy Following US Airstrikes Against the Group in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Somalia United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by Washington Post on al-Shabaab’s Response to Airstrikes

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Somalia

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by The Guardian on al-Shabaab Recruitment and Training in East Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Somalia

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by Los Angeles Times on US Airstrikes Against al-Shabaab in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Somalia

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Pham Quoted by Associated Press on al-Shabaab’s Response to Airstrikes

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

Somalia

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2016

In Somalia, al Shabaab Far from a Spent Force

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US strike on terrorist group exposes ‘serious strategic challenge,’ says Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham A US airstrike that killed more than 150 al Shabaab fighters at a training camp in Somalia over the weekend emphasizes the extent of the terrorist threat in a country that US President Barack Obama once cited as a counterterrorism […]

East Africa Somalia

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