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February 1, 2005

Economics
If a Kansan is going to run the World Bank

Please pick Kassebaum-Baker rather than Brownback. Kassebaum is sort of like the Christine Todd Whitman of Kansas politics; Brownback is more the Rick Santorum. I suspect that Brownback won’t get t…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 3, 2012

Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012: Does Iowa Matter?

Governor Rick Perry points at the Iowa state flag during a campaign event in December, 2011 (John Gress/courtesy Reuters). Last week I sat down with veteran reporter and CFR.org consulting editor Be…

Governor Rick Perry points at the Iowa state flag during a campaign event in December, 2011 (John Gress/courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 13, 2017

Nigeria
Nigerian General Leading the Fight Against Boko Haram is Replaced

The Nigerian Army announced on December 6 that Major General Rogers Ibe Nicholas is replacing Major General Ibrahim Attahiru as the commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the military effort against the jihadist insurgency Boko Haram in what is a positive sign of accountability.

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 15, 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kabila Will Not Stand in Elections, but Will Congo Really Change?

After keeping his own citizens and the international community in suspense for over two years past the end of his mandate in 2016, President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo anno…

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Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

June 14, 2022

United States
Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army!

The U.S. Army turns 247 years old today.  

Two soldiers hold a U.S. flag behind a soldier administering an oath to another solider on a beach.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge