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June 25, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria’s Cupboard is Bare

According to the media, President Muhammadu Buhari said on June 23 that Nigeria’s treasury is “virtually empty.” In order to document this he has promised to release a report on the size of Nigeria’s…

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October 11, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Which Party Will Control Congress?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: The competition for control of the House and Senate looks to be as close as the race for the White …

Congress Prepares for the Presidential Inauguration at the Capitol

October 7, 2024

Nigeria
The God of All Things

Why a dangerous reliance on miracles matters for ethics and policy.

Street vendors walk past a billboard advertising visits by Pentecostal preachers to Nigeria on April 13, 2005 in Lagos, Nigeria.

October 4, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 4, 2024

Leading Cambodian journalist arrested and charged; Newsom vetoes major AI bill; DOJ indicts Iranians for election interference; Microsoft to pay publishers for some AI content; U.S. hosts Counter Ran…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken presents Mech Dara with the TIP Report Hero award at the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at the State Department in Washington, D.C. on June 15, 2023.

September 11, 2024

Election 2024
The Trump-Harris Debate Ignored Asia/China, and That’s Bad News

The U.S. presidential election neglected to discuss Asia, one of the most pivotal regions to U.S. foreign policy.

Both candidates stand at podiums with blue carpet and background.

October 4, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Where the Election Stands One Month Before Election Day

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: With polls showing a neck-and-neck race, both presidential campaigns are looking to turn out their …

Election workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scan ballots cast during the 2022 midterm election.

July 18, 2024

Gambia
Women This Week: Gambian Parliament Rejects Effort to Allow Female Genital Mutilation

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 13 to July 19.

Gambian activist Fatou Baldeh listens to Fatou Ba, as she mediates a discussion about female genital mutilation (FGM) involving women and a handful of men sitting under a mango tree in Sintet, Gambia, June 8, 2024.

June 3, 2024

South Africa
South Africa’s Landmark Elections

As South Africa concludes a set of historic national elections, questions remain on how its democracy will fare in response to a new set of challenges.

People queue to vote in the South African elections, in Cape Town, South Africa on May 29, 2024.

August 30, 2023

Colombia
Petro’s Total Peace Plan Turns One: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Petro’s peace plan is neither a total failure nor a total success, for now.

Photo of Colombian Government and ELN Negotiators