The US must become Africa’s partner on technology and AI. It can do so with soft power.

The Atlantic Council argues that the United States should utilize soft power to establish itself as Africa's primary partner in technology and AI, noting that Washington lacks a strategy similar to its chief adversary. Meanwhile, Israel's diplomatic influence is driven by a different mechanism, where its soft power is derived directly from its hard power. Specifically, the Israeli government leverages the global popularity of its military equipment to maintain significant international diplomatic leverage.