Dear supporters, Kismayo is a port city and the commercial capital of the Jubaland region, located on the southern Somalia coast. This important commercial and cultural center has been continuously inhabited since the Middle Ages. However, in 2006, the Islamic...
Dear supporters, Jordan is one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East. For decades, it has stood firmly alongside the US in fighting extremism and promoting stability in a volatile region. Defeating extremism requires a shrewd understanding of the root causes...
Dear supporters, Recently, I spoke on Spirit of America’s first ever self-produced podcast, titled “The Ugly Truth: Drugs, Trafficking, and Terrorism in Colombia". Click here to listen to the full podcast. During the podcast, I discuss one of my favorite projects. In...
Dear supporters, A few hundred kilometers away from Marawi City, where the battle to defeat ISIS in the Philippines has just come to an end, lies Zamboanga. This highly urbanized city has become a prime target for Islamic State (IS) recruitment, and in just the past...
Dear supporters, Spirit of America is helping provide clean water to the citizen of Raqqa, Syria, a top priority for the US troops operating in the recently liberated former capital of the Islamic State. We are doing this by distributing lightweight and portable water...
Hello, SoA recently supported US forces in Somalia to better connect their partners with the surrounding population and address endemic insecurities. The recent designation of Somalia by the US Government as "an area of active armed conflict" hasn't slowed down...
Education. That was the main takeaway from my January trip to Syria where I spent the better part of a week in Al-Hasakah, Deir-ez-Zor, and Raqqa provinces meeting with US troops, local representatives, and education officials. Throughout all my engagements, the...
An inaugural trip for a new Project Manager to get immersed in the complex issues of the region and meet the brave US troops tasked with tackling these challenges My first trip with SoA came just a few short weeks after joining the team and began with a flight to...
My second week with Spirit of America started with a flight to Kyiv, Ukraine. As Chris Clary and I took off from Dulles International Airport, I sat with my laptop and reviewed SoA’s many contributions to freedom, sovereignty, and resiliency in Ukraine. From funding...
