It does not seem designed to make the country safer
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Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, watches an American-led effort to fight jihadism
Political violence could become routine. But it doesn’t have to
Despite a tactical retreat, great risks remain
America sets too little store by foreigners’ beliefs and values. It’s a costly mistake, each time
A strategy that scorns Europe, bullies Latin America and is vague on Asia
