Liberia: On 2nd Thoughts: What’s driving Liberia’s foreign policy?

By Othello B. Garblah

Recent reports that Russia has announced plans to open an embassy in Liberia as part of its effort to expand its diplomatic footprint across Africa have ignited a new debate and raised questions about what is driving Liberia’s foreign policy.

In plain English, Liberia’s foreign policy is firmly rooted in its political ideology of liberalism, democracy, and capitalism. It is modeled after the pattern adopted by the United States.

However, a foreign…