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October 19, 2018

Afghanistan
Global Conflict This Week: Elections Delayed in Kandahar Province

Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.

Afghan policeman guards checkpoint, Kabul.
Blog Post by Center for Preventive Action Strength Through Peace

October 27, 2011

United States
Somalia: Kenya’s Invasion and Objectives

An al-Shabaab soldier carries his gun in southern Mogadishu on January 1, 2011 (Feisal Omar/Courtesy Reuters). When political leaders call for the application of military force, it is a useful to as…

An al-Shabaab soldier carries his gun in southern Mogadishu on January 1, 2011 (Feisal Omar/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

January 7, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Who Will Shape Nigeria’s Elite Politics in 2014?

Emmanuel Aziken has written a thoughtful analysis of some of the major political players in his article on December 30 in Vanguard. His pick: President Goodluck Jonathan, speaker of the House of Repr…

(Front seated, from L to R) Nigeria's Vice President Namadi Sambo, President Goodluck Jonathan and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim attend the opening of the Presidential Power Reform Transaction signing summit in Abuja April 22, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 2, 2014

Turkey
The Sources of Erdogan’s Conduct

There is a lot that seems inexplicable about Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent conduct.  In the last few years, the Turkish prime minister has squandered the good will of many of his citizens and his cou…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

March 13, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Discordant Voices in the "New Nigeria" Trope

This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…

A man walks on a pedestrian bridge overlooking traffic in Lagos, Nigeria, September 18, 2006.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition