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July 20, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Report on the Petroleum Industry Bill

A man arranges Agip drums at an oil station and depot in Nigeria's capital Abuja. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) Aaron Sayne, a consultant for the Revenue Watch Institute, has published policy r…

Nigeria: Report on the Petroleum Industry Bill

November 8, 2018

Kenya
How Kenya’s New Data Privacy Bill Could Hurt Its Economy

Kenya's digital economy is booming, but proposed government legislation with data localization provisions could sap its growth. 

Kenya FB Live

February 27, 2024

Asia
Taiwan’s 2024 Election Outcomes: Balancing Domestic Challenges and International Relations

This blog post originated from a recent discussion by Professor Syaru Shirley Lin in the Winston Lord Roundtable Series on Asia, the Rule of Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy, where she debriefed the rece…

Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, of Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) gestures as he attends a rally following the victory in the presidential elections, in Taipei, Taiwan January 13, 2024.

December 28, 2023

United States
Remembering Ten Americans Who Died in 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten Americans we lost this year who made a mark in foreign policy. 

Half-staff flag

January 20, 2014

United States
Egypt’s Gotta Have It: Spending Bill Ambivalence

Last week the Congress passed the omnibus spending bill for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.  In one sense, this was very good news as it staves off a budget stalemate and another possible government shut…

Egypt's gotta have it_CROPPED

August 15, 2016

Europe and Eurasia
The UK Investigatory Powers Bill: Adding Much Needed Transparency

James Pooler is a political science student at New York University and an intern for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Digital and Cyberspace Policy program.  Following David Cameron’s resignation a…