Rod Hunter is a policy analyst and former National Security Council official who served on the NSC staff during the George W. Bush administration. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard in 2009 covering foreign policy and national security topics, including U.S. engagement in Africa and broader strategic challenges.
President Obama rightly observed in his speech to the Ghanaian parliament last month that "development depends on good governance." When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Trade Representative Ron Kirk attend a trade summit with African leaders in Nairobi this week, they should make good on…
In the four months since G20 leaders promised to try to close a deal on global trade and foreswore new trade barriers, the star-crossed Doha trade talks have collapsed and all but three of the 20 countries have implemented trade-distorting measures, according to the World Bank. G20 leaders should…