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Robert C. O'Brien is an attorney and commentator on foreign affairs and international law issues. His opinion and editorial pieces regularly appear in major publications such as CBSNews.com, The Huffington Post and Newsmax. Mr. O'Brien's law review articles have been published in the American Journal of International Law, The Cornell International Law Journal, The UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs, The Los Angeles Lawyer and other journals. He is the managing partner of the Los Angeles office of a national law firm.

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Entries in Africa (3)

Friday
Feb042011

The United States and China vie for Influence in the Horn of Africa

DateFriday, February 4, 2011 at 12:53PM | Print ArticlePrint Article | |

The Daily Caller

While often under the mainstream media radar, East Africa is a national security and foreign policy hot spot for the United States. African Union forces are fighting the militant Islamist insurgency Al Shabab in Mogadishu, Somalia, where the US and UN-backed Transitional Federal Government is attempting to establish itself.

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Tuesday
Jan192010

China's Africa Play

DateTuesday, January 19, 2010 at 06:00PM | Print ArticlePrint Article | |

CBS News

Twenty years ago, China's main concern in Africa was upending the diplomatic relations enjoyed by Taiwan with numerous Sub Saharan nations. Now its unprecedented drive to take the preeminent role in continent is being fueled by China's vast energy, mineral and food stuff requirements.

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Wednesday
Jul152009

Africa Scenes

DateWednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:35AM | Print ArticlePrint Article | |

Burnt wood smell in the air; VW bus taxis packed tighter than a fraternity prank; beat up motor bikes weave through traffic with paying passengers on back; boys in orange vests sell newspapers and dodge traffic in the middle of intersections; Land Rovers and Cruisers, a few with snorkels announcing that they go up-country; women walk next to rural red dirt roads with plastic jugs and bags of flour on their heads and no destination in sight; banana and coffee plantations; bottled water in your briefcase; morning begins with Currie Cup rugby and English county cricket on in-room TV; passion fruit at the breakfast buffet in the 5 star hotel for foreigners and big shots; diplomats, do-gooders and foreign military officers mingle in the lobby

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