ARGUMENT An expert’s point of view on a current event.
China, India, and the Gulf countries have pursued a combination of trade and aid the United States can learn from.
By Narayanappa Janardhan, a senior research fellow at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, and Husain Haqqani, a senior fellow and director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute.
MAY 4, 2023, 4:04 PM
Under the Biden administration, the United States seems keen to reengage with Africa. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ethiopia and Niger in March. Later that month, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. And U.S. President Joe Biden has announced plans for an official trip to Africa later this year. These trips come as China, India, and the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—steadily increase their influence across the continent.