Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Timely Reflections on United States – African Relations 248 March 21, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Guardian (Nigeria) on 21 March 2018 by George A. Obiozor (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AfricaNigeriaRex TillersonSEATO Treaty Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Cuba: Economic Coercion and Naval Threat: the Siege on Cuba’s Self-Determination May 12, 2026. Published in Radio Havana Cuba 0 Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. 0 South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. 0 South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. 0 Egypt: The Xi-Trump Summit in Beijing May 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIt goes without saying that the war against Iran will take centre stage in Beijing. 0 Topics Kenya: A Distant War, A Direct Impact: How the USIsraelIran Conflict Is Reshaping Kenya’s Economy May 13, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 India: Power and Pageantry: Ten Things to Expect from the Trump-Xi Summit May 13, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises. 0 Egypt: The Xi-Trump Summit in Beijing May 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIt goes without saying that the war against Iran will take centre stage in Beijing. 0 Canada: What Trump and Xi Are Looking To Get Out of This Week’s Summit in Beijing May 12, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Cuba: Economic Coercion and Naval Threat: the Siege on Cuba’s Self-Determination May 12, 2026. Published in Radio Havana Cuba 0 Australia: Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit Must Confront the AI Cold War May 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 India: When Bourbon Barrels Saved Scotch Whisky: The Trade Twist that Tamed Trump May 10, 2026. Published in Firstpost 0 Related Articles Ghana: The Sovereignty Paradox: Data Colonialism, Debt and Africa’s Digital Future April 30, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb Nigeria: Middle East Crisis and African Economies March 26, 2026. Published in The SunThe time has come for Africa to break free from the paradox of being rich in crude oil yet vulnerable in energy security. South Africa: Trump’s Tariffs Have Gutted Agoa’s Duty‑Free Promise March 10, 2026. Published in Cape Times Nigeria: Emerging World Order, Trump and Lessons for Africa February 6, 2026. Published in The SunTrump's actions revealed willingness to privilege raw national interests over collective stability and legal norms. Nigeria: January 19: What MLK Day Should Ask of Nigeria January 24, 2026. Published in The SunMartin Luther King Jr. does not belong to America alone. He belongs to every society still negotiating the distance between power and justice. Previous articleNAFTA and the Natural OrderNext articleFrom Iran to Disagreements over North Korea: Rex Tillerson’s Fall LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment