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Chris Coons: “U.S. leadership in the region is critical because... it has allowed these authoritarian countries to take over…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2021
U.S. leadership in the region is critical because... it has allowed these authoritarian countries to take over, especially China.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of U.S. involvement to counter authoritarianism in the Horn of Africa.

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