Issue #14
‣ DRC–Rwanda deal: Washington’s return to Africa via minerals and peace.
‣ U.S. politics: The war in Gaza exposes deepening fault-lines in American foreign policy.
This week’s edition is a short one but a good one.
We’re marking the launch of our America coverage with two stories that cut to the heart of the country’s foreign and domestic politics: Washington’s new “peace-for-profit” model in the DRC, and how the Gaza war has fractured decades of bipartisan consensus at home.
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🇨🇩 Trump's price for peace in the DRC
What happened: In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the government reached a U.S.–Qatar mediated deal with Rwanda. It links mineral-rich territories to U.S. security backing, a model described by one official as “a Marshall Plan for American miners.”
Why it matters: The accord signals the U.S. attempting to challenge China’s dominance in critical minerals via diplomacy. In effect, Washington views peace not as a goal but as an investment.