Western countries, notably the US and France, are making it increasingly clear that they want to scale back their current commitments to fighting jihadist movements in Africa. Two recent attacks by al-Shabaab have raised fresh questions about what the new approach might mean. As Stig Jarle Hansen explains, the attacks illustrate why leaving the scene poses numerous security dilemmas for the West.
Also today:
*Political attitudes in Iran
*Puerto Rico quake
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Kenyan military troops and US marines carry out a joint military exercise in Manda Bay near the coastal town of Lamu.
EPA/Simon Maina
Stig Jarle Hansen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Declining US involvement in The Horn would leave a vacuum that others can fill.
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Richard Aster, Colorado State University
Puerto Rico's January earthquakes came after many foreshocks and have been followed by numerous aftershocks. Scientists are studying these sequences to improve earthquake forecasting.
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Monti Datta, University of Richmond
Since President Donald Trump took office, Iranians have held a more unfavorable view of the US.
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Arts, Culture and Society
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Judith Seaboyer, The University of Queensland
We have transitioned from a literate culture to one that values speed, immediacy and the decoding of small grabs of words in search for information. But old and new ways of reading can co-exist.
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Lyn Wadley, University of the Witwatersrand; Christine Sievers, University of the Witwatersrand
The charred remains of root vegetables found at Border Cave help us understand how early humans survived and thrived.
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Jean Alain Goudiaby, Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor
Malgré les réformes de l’enseignement supérieur au Sénégal, l’offre de formation demeure insuffisante et n’est toujours pas adaptée au marché de l’emploi.
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Olivier Corten, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Les États-Unis ont tué Ghassem Soleimani sur le territoire irakien, et l’Iran a réagi en visant des bases américaines situées en Irak. Victime collatérale de cette affaire : le droit international…
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