A Small Security Investment in Africa Could Pay Enormous Dividends

A Small Security Investment in Africa Could Pay Enormous Dividends Thursday Newsletter June 10, 2021 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. A Small Security Investment in Africa Could Pay Enormous Dividends by Michael Rubin Rwanda’s successful deployment in the Central African Republic provides a crucial lesson for the United States as well as a conflict-prevention model that the U.S. should seek to replicate. [Read it here.]( Israel's F-35 Stealth Fighters: The Ultimate Weapon Against Iran? by Mark Episkopos Nominally, the IAF joined Falcon Strike 2021 to hone joint operations capabilities with allies and to train aircraft maneuvers in an unfamiliar setting. But an IAF officer reportedly admitted off the record that there is a more immediate purpose to these exercises. [Read it here.]( Warfighting vs Institution-Building: America’s Chronic Contradiction in Afghanistan by Lauren Woods and Elias Yousif The contradiction between the goals of warfighting and institution-building is just one of many factors in the failures of the United States and NATO countries to build up capable security forces in Afghanistan, but it is one of the most important, most ignored, and unfortunately, likely to be repeated. [Read it here.]( Can a Constitutional Monarchy Save Libya from Chaos? by Shlomo Roiter Jesner Sometimes one must look to the past for the right way forward. The monarchy is just the glue a shattered Libya needs. [Read it here.]( Countering the Myth of Ukrainian Authoritarianism by Doug Klain Yes, Ukraine has some serious problems but it remains one of the most promising democracies in Eastern Europe. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2021 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.