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A New Strategy for U.S. Engagement in North Africa

Thu. February 25th, 2021
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Ten years after the Arab Spring, the socioeconomic and governance grievances that fueled the 2010-2011 uprisings are still prevalent across North Africa, and many have worsened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Despite North African activists and officials pushing for reform, the region has received little U.S. support.

Now, the new Biden administration has an opportunity to prioritize North Africa. The United States can ensure long-term stability by working with European and multilateral partners to counter Russian and Chinese influence and support the people’s demands for greater voice and accountability in the region. In “A New Strategy for U.S. Engagement in North Africa: A Report of the North Africa Working Group,” Carnegie and USIP experts provide analysis and policy recommendations on North Africa for the new Biden administration.

Join us for a keynote with Daniel Rubinstein on the U.S. approach towards North Africa, followed by a discussion with Youssef Cherif, Karim El Aynaoui, and Nancy Okail assessing the challenges and opportunities for U.S. engagement in North Africa under the Biden administration.

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event speakers

Daniel Rubinstein

Daniel Rubinstein is the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) regional director for the Middle East and North Africa. Rubinstein joined IFES after a career in the United States Foreign Service, where he most recently served as U.S. ambassador to Tunisia.

Karim El Aynaoui

Karim El Aynaoui is the President of the Policy Center for the New South, and Executive Vice-President of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Dean of its Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences.

Nancy Okail

Nancy Okail is a visiting scholar at the Center for Development, Democracy, and Rule of Law at Stanford University. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy.

Youssef Cherif

Youssef Cherif is the deputy director of Columbia Global Centers | Tunis. He was previously the Al-Maidan project manager for Libya at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and an expert affiliated to the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies.