The National Interest Foundation Newsletter Issue 20, November 15, 2019 Welcome to the latest edition of the NIF Newsletter. In this week’s domestic headlines: American Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, updates his testimony in the impeachment inquiry and a judge in New York orders President Trump to pay $2 million in restitution for…

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter Issue 19, November 7, 2019 Welcome to the latest edition of the NIF Newsletter. In this week’s domestic headlines: The U.S. House of Representatives approves a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide and The Department of the Interior grounds drones made in China. Meanwhile, around the world: North Korea launches two…

By Chloe McFall     The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a panel about the Air Force of the future on Tuesday, 29 October. The panel was moderated by Valerie Insinna, Reporter at Defense News, with Mark Gunzinger, Director of Future Aerospace Concepts and Capabilities Assessments at the Mitchell Institute; Heather Penney, Senior…

By Emraan Ansari   As China emerged from its economic isolationism in the early 1990’s, Beijing targeted Africa as a key figure in its quest for economic dominance. Recently, Chinese investment in Africa has soared, with critics accusing Beijing of setting “debt traps” for sub-Saharan countries. China has approved billions of dollars in loans to…