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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs &nbsp\;Maxwell African Sch
 olars Union present&nbsp\;  The Politics of Kuwaiti Foreign Aid and Islami
 c Charitable Giving in Africa&nbsp\;A Talk by Mara Leichtman\, Michigan St
 ate University  Scholarship has begun to examine Africa as a new arena for
  competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran\, especially in relation to imp
 lications of the recent Qatar-GCC crisis on the Horn of Africa. Kuwait has
  long had foreign policy interests in Africa that differ considerably from
  its GCC neighbors. Named “an international humanitarian center” by the Un
 ited Nations in 2014\, Kuwait’s relations with Africa have been at multipl
 e – and increasingly coordinated – levels of state policy\, civil society\
 , and pious individual donors. With lines between “charity\,” “relief\,” a
 nd “development” increasingly blurred\, this talk explores the politics of
  giving. Kuwait developed the first national development fund in the regio
 n immediately after its independence in 1961. Kuwaiti NGOs\, many establis
 hed in the 1980s\, also sponsor charitable and development activities on t
 he African continent. A small state\, very much aware that larger powerful
  neighbors might desire once again its oil wealth following the Iraqi inva
 sion of 1990-1991\, Kuwait has given generously to other nations as part o
 f a strategic foreign policy. Poorer countries have much to offer in retur
 n\, from soldiers to votes – as evidenced by Kuwait’s election to a seat o
 n the UN Security Council in 2018-2019\, with the support of many African 
 friends. This talk will explore the long history of relations between Kuwa
 it and Senegal\, the African country that has received the largest amount 
 of Kuwaiti development assistance.  Sponsoring Departments: Maxwell Africa
 n Scholars Union\, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs\, and Middle Easte
 rn Studies Program&nbsp\; Contact Havva Karakas-Keles for more information
  at&nbsp\;hkarakas@syr.edu&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:The Politics of Kuwaiti Foreign Aid and Islamic Charitable Giving i
 n Africa
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs &nbsp\
 ;</p><p>Maxwell African Scholars Union </p><p>present&nbsp\; </p><p> <stro
 ng>The Politics of Kuwaiti Foreign Aid and Islamic Charitable Giving in Af
 rica&nbsp\;</strong></p><p>A Talk by Mara Leichtman\, Michigan State Unive
 rsity </p><p> Scholarship has begun to examine Africa as a new arena for c
 ompetition between Saudi Arabia and Iran\, especially in relation to impli
 cations of the recent Qatar-GCC crisis on the Horn of Africa. Kuwait has l
 ong had foreign policy interests in Africa that differ considerably from i
 ts GCC neighbors. Named “an international humanitarian center” by the Unit
 ed Nations in 2014\, Kuwait’s relations with Africa have been at multiple 
 – and increasingly coordinated – levels of state policy\, civil society\, 
 and pious individual donors. With lines between “charity\,” “relief\,” and
  “development” increasingly blurred\, this talk explores the politics of g
 iving. Kuwait developed the first national development fund in the region 
 immediately after its independence in 1961. Kuwaiti NGOs\, many establishe
 d in the 1980s\, also sponsor charitable and development activities on the
  African continent. A small state\, very much aware that larger powerful n
 eighbors might desire once again its oil wealth following the Iraqi invasi
 on of 1990-1991\, Kuwait has given generously to other nations as part of 
 a strategic foreign policy. Poorer countries have much to offer in return\
 , from soldiers to votes – as evidenced by Kuwait’s election to a seat on 
 the UN Security Council in 2018-2019\, with the support of many African fr
 iends. This talk will explore the long history of relations between Kuwait
  and Senegal\, the African country that has received the largest amount of
  Kuwaiti development assistance. </p><p> Sponsoring Departments: Maxwell A
 frican Scholars Union<b></b>\, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs\, and 
 Middle Eastern Studies Program&nbsp\;</p><p> Contact Havva Karakas-Keles f
 or more information at&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:hkarakas@syr.edu">hkarakas@sy
 r.edu</a>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p>
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