Stories written by Elias Yousif

What Niger’s Coup Says About US Security Assistance in the Sahel

By Elias Yousif
In what has become an all too familiar phenomenon, U.S.-trained security personnel have been implicated in the July 26th coup that deposed Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum.

The Humanitarian & Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine

By Elias Yousif and Rachel Stohl
The Biden administration’s decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a weapon widely banned for the inherent dangers they pose to non-combatants, is risky.

Ukraine to Set Record for US Security Assistance

By Elias Yousif
Less than halfway through the year, the May 19, 2022 passage of more than $41 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine positions the country to become the largest single recipient of U.S. security sector assistance in 2022.

US Remains Ukraine’s Largest Military Aid Benefactor

By Elias Yousif
Conventional arms have been a central, and at times controversial, component of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship since 2014. Indeed, former President Trump’s impeachment proceedings originated with an alleged quid-pro-quo related suspension of military aid to Ukraine.