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Diplomatic Dithering Over Western Sahara Bodes Ill for Other African DisputesFrancesca Eremeeva is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East Program. Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. O…
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Mass Kidnapping in Nigeria Captures International Attention—AgainOn February 27, "bandits" attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State and kidnapped some three hundred girls. Government reaction was predictable: search-and-rescue missi…
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Nigeria's Catholic Bishops: "The Nation is Falling Apart"Against an immediate backdrop of escalating mass kidnappings, jihadi resurgence, growing separatist sentiment in the old Biafra, and conflict over water and land that often assumes a religious and et…
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Biden’s Foreign Policy for the Middle Class Takes ShapeBiden's first major foreign policy address drew the curtain on the disastrous Trump era, emphasizing the nation’s strength at home determines its success abroad—and vice versa.
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The Putin Regime Will Never Tire of Imposing Internet Control: Developments in Digital Legislation in RussiaMoscow's recently introduced bills are the latest in a long history of efforts to bring the internet more tightly under its control.
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New Report Shines Spotlight on Corruption in ZimbabweLast month, South Africa’s Daily Maverick newspaper published a damning exposé on corruption in Zimbabwe. The report, titled Cartel Power Dynamics in Zimbabwe [PDF], details off-the-books networks wo…
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Kidnapping and Ransom Payments in NigeriaOn February 17, a gang of "gunmen" kidnapped more than forty students, teachers, and administrators from a secondary school in Niger State. At least one student was killed. Niger State Governor Abuba…
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Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking DownBeijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
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Trump Still Casts a Shadow Over Biden’s Pro-Democracy AmbitionsThe rationale behind Biden’s democracy summit is not idealistic but deeply realistic. It reflects a conviction that a world order based on a core of resilient democracies is likely to be a safer, more open, and more prosperous one.
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Nigeria's Enduring "Gold Wars"Fola Aina is a doctoral fellow at King’s College London. He is an international security analyst with expertise on peace and security in the Lake Chad region and the Sahel region. Nolan Quinn cont…
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After Trump: Lessons From Other Post-Populist DemocraciesOver the past decade, illiberal populist leaders from across the political spectrum have won elections and taken power in many of the world’s biggest democracies, from the United States to India, the…
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Cyber Week in Review: February 12, 2021Hacktivists deface Sri Lankan web domains, highlight social issues; Hacker attempts to poison water supply in Florida city; Clubhouse blocked in China; Forced sale of TikTok to Oracle and Walmart put on hold; and Federal election agency updates voting security guidelines.
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A Presidents' Day QuizMonday is Presidents’ Day. To get you in the proper celebratory mood, TWE presents its tenth annual Presidents’ Day quiz. If you are feeling up to it, you can try the quizzes from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2…
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A Conversation With CFR President Richard N. HaassCFR President Richard N. Haass discusses the domestic and foreign policy challenges facing the United States and their relevance to state and local agendas. Learn more about CFR’s State and Local …
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Nigeria's Lekki Toll Gate Massacre Will Not Go AwayCivil organizations in Nigeria have thrown their support behind planned demonstrations on February 13 at the Lekki Toll Gate, the site of the October 20, 2020 killing of demonstrators calling for the…