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President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
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Civil Society
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Swazi Students Resist Monarchy to Continue the Fight for DemocracyThe world should not look away from Swazis' continuing fight for democracy.
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Is China Gaming the System or Playing the Game?For many, a quick glance at the Olympics medals table reinforces the idea of China as a threat—a country pursuing victory at any cost.
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Arrests of Tanzanian Opposition Underline Need for Constitutional ReformThe arrest of opposition figures in Tanzania, ostensibly for meeting to discuss constitutional reform, has only served to underline the country's need for a new constitution.
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T.B. Joshua: A Preacher Who Held Outsized Influence in Nigeria and AfricaProphet T.B. Joshua, who died aged fifty-seven in Lagos in June and was buried last Friday, is an example of an African religious leader who, within his own country, was probably more influential than any political figure.
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Nigeria’s Northern Elders Forum: Keeping the Igbo is Not Worth a Civil WarOn June 9, following a closed-door meeting, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) issued a public statement that the Igbo-dominated southeast should be allowed to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeri…
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Marriage Equality: Global ComparisonsA growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in rights for LGBTQ+ people, but opposition remains strong in many countries.
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Of Questionable Connectivity: China’s BRI and Thai Civil SocietyBenjamin Zawacki is a senior program specialist with the Asia Foundation’s office in Thailand, focused on regional security and cooperation, and the author of Thailand: Shifting Ground between the US…
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Nigeria: Anxiety Over Deteriorating Security Morphing Into PanicSome Nigerian movers and shakers appear to be panicking over the continued deterioration of security nationwide. Longtime political heavyweight Bukola Saraki—former governor of Kwara State, former pr…
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Nigerian Government Minister's Jihadi Statements Cause UproarIsa Pantami is minister of communications and digital economy in President Muhammadu Buhari's government. Some years ago, in sermons and other statements, he used rhetoric about Christians and the We…
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Yoruba Debate "Restructuring" of Nigeria or "Autonomy"Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams, in a speech at a book launch in Lagos on April 14 said that the Yoruba people have "graduated from restructuring to self-determination." He continued by say…
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Technology and Youth Represent Nigeria’s Path Out of the WoodsThe voice of Nigeria’s youth was heard at the EndSars protests and through the emergence of Paystack and Flutterwave, which were a breath of fresh air in an otherwise foul news climate around the country.
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Home and Abroad Series Public Forum: The Future of DemocracyCFR’s inaugural Home and Abroad series public forum on the state of democracy globally discusses the role democracy should occupy in U.S. foreign policy, and actions policymakers, business leaders, civil society, and citizens should consider taking and supporting to promote democratic norms, values, and institutions here and around the world. This meeting is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
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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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The Changing Landscape of Global LGBTQ+ RightsAlthough LGBTQ+ people in every region of the world face marginalization and repression, their human rights have steadily advanced. The Biden administration has an opportunity to further promote LGBTQ+ rights by asserting them as a foreign policy priority.
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Nigerian Human Rights Activist Omoyele Sowore Released on BailIn Nigeria, causation of arrests and release are murky, and the rumor mill operates overtime. Some Nigerians are suggesting that Omoyele Sowore was released because the authorities are aware of the s…