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Kurds

Weekend Reading: Kurds in a State, Jordan and the GCC, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Next Act

Reading selections for the weekend of June 23, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook Jun 23, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
South Africa

Dlamini-Zuma: Foreign Minister, Doctor, Ex-Wife

Blog Post by John Campbell Jun 23, 2017 Africa in Transition
South Africa

South Africa's Democratic Alliance Weathers Twitter Scandal

Blog Post by John Campbell Jun 22, 2017 Africa in Transition
United States

Reviewing Congressional Authorizations on Use of Force

Testimony by John B. Bellinger III Jun 2017
Nigeria

Bribery and Election Rigging Stand Trial in Nigeria

Blog Post by John Campbell Jun 20, 2017 Africa in Transition
Corruption

Corruption Brief Series: Lessons from Guatemala

Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Jun 20, 2017 Development Channel

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Guatemala

Lessons From Guatemala’s Commission Against Impunity

What other countries can learn from CICIG’s first decade.

Report by Matthew M. Taylor Jun 2017 Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program
Nigeria

Nigerian Corruption Exposed

Blog Post by John Campbell Jun 16, 2017 Africa in Transition
Religion

The Rise of Ethnonationalism and the Future of Liberal Democracy

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick Jun 15, 2017 The Internationalist
Zimbabwe

The Day After in Zimbabwe

Contingency Planning Memorandum by George F. Ward Jun 2017 Center for Preventive Action
Global

The World Next Week: Summer Reading Special 2017

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, Robert McMahon and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Jun 15, 2017 The World Next Week
Thailand

Thailand’s Military Prepares for the Long Haul?

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Jun 8, 2017 Asia Unbound
Sub-Saharan Africa

African Money Laundering Moves to Canada

Blog Post by John Campbell Jun 7, 2017 Africa in Transition
State and Local Governments

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

An office within the State Department should facilitate and provide advisory support to international trade delegations, sister-city linkages, and networks being pursued by American cities and states.

Policy Innovation Memorandum by Alyssa Ayres Jun 2017 Asia Program
United Kingdom

2017 United Kingdom General Election

Conference Call with Charles A. Kupchan, Sebastian Mallaby and Anya Schmemann Jun 8, 2017 Media Conference Calls

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