Sam Wilkins

Kennan’s realistic approach to Washington’s Africa strategy Revisiting George Kennan’s writings offers an alternative lens for understanding Washington’s contemporary approach to great-power competition in Africa. My latest with @EngelsbergIdeas. engelsbergideas.com/essays/kennans…

10/ I have some longer form thoughts examining contemporary challenges in U.S.-Africa policy through the lens of Washington's Cold War on the continent coming soon. Stay tuned!

9/ ...as domestic politics continue to shape U.S.-Africa policy today: nytimes.com/2026/03/15/wor…

1/ What is “America First in Africa?" Last week’s address by Africa Bureau Senior Bureau Official Nick Checker is the clearest articulation yet of the Trump administration’s approach on the continent. state.gov/releases/burea… (Thread)

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@jimcramer The “reverse Cramer” but for history…

If the infrastructure is not taken out and the money is not taken away why should Iran come to the peace table. They are taunting us with $200 oil. They do not have the cards; our military must be unleashed. Time to do what we did to Hanoi...to get them to the table

@EvansRyan202 @HunterStires Amen

@HunterStires And even if you're set on being an asshole, have the stones to do it under your real name

If you log on just to torch people in public, don't be surprised when someone eventually connects the handle to the human. A pseudonym isn't a pass for being an asshole in public everyday. If the mask of anonymity slips or gets ripped off your face, I'm not reaching for a tissue. PS: This applies no matter what your politics are

This is an important and honest reflection "On Defeatism" in U.S.-Africa policy from @JDevermont: poststrategy.substack.com/p/on-defeatism…

“The modern knowledge worker chooses the simulation of work in pursuit of leisure, and forfeits both.” engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-d…

@ReutersAfrica Mercenaries in Eastern Congo - what is old is new again…

Blackwater founder Erik Prince deployed a private security force to operate drones and help Democratic Republic of Congo's army secure the strategic city of Uvira against Rwanda-backed rebels, four people briefed on the mission said. reuters.com/world/africa/t…

@liam_karr @_hudsonc @ForeignPolicy Congrats Liam - great piece.

The @ForeignPolicy piece from @_hudsonc and me discusses the regional implications of the new RSF Ethiopia here: foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/27/sud…

I wrote in January that Ethiopia's entry into the Sudanese civil war would be disastrous for Sudan and the entire Horn. Red Sea dynamics are integral here, with the UAE setting up this base for the RSF, and Saudi Arabia in talks to facilitate a major arms transfer for the SAF. With Ethiopia also gearing up for war with SAF-allied Eritrea and Tigray, we're looking at a regional war. Again, the Red Sea dynamics are present in this looming regional war. Egypt is allied with Eritrea and the SAF against Ethiopia, and is pushing for Saudi Arabia to grow closer to Eritrea. The UAE and Israel are both close partners of Ethiopia. More below ⬇️🧵