Monrovia, July 9 -- A SMALL West African nation with outsized strategic importance, is once again at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical contest. But this time, the tools of engagement are not colonial gunboats or imperial mandates.

THEY ARE CONTRACTS, infrastructure deals, and foreign direct investment -with strings increasingly tied to global power struggles between democratic nations and authoritarian regimes. As Liberia stands at this critical juncture, the country must choose carefully the partners with whom it builds its economic future.

THAT DECISION WILL reverberate far beyond dollars and minerals - it will define Liberia's long-term sovereignty, stability, and strategic alignment in an increasingly divided world.

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