Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy has won reelection in Connecticut, beating Republican challenger Matthew Corey, a business owner and U.S. Navy veteran, The Associated Press reported.
Murphy is a leading progressive voice in U.S. foreign policy and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is also a semi-regular contributor to Foreign Policy. In his most recent piece, he reflected on a recent visit to Kenya, arguing that the United States should devote more resources to promoting good governance abroad.
“Poor governance creates a vicious circle of corruption, inefficiency, and underdevelopment,” Murphy wrote. “In Kenya and elsewhere, it has also provided fertile ground for predatory foreign actors such as Russia and China to bribe their way into contracts and influence.”
Read more: “Kenya’s Anti-Corruption Protests Are a Wake-Up Call for Washington”
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