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April 22, 2024

Nigeria
The Record Breakers

Nigerians’ seemingly coordinated assault on the Guinness World Records offers a didactic lens into the national psyche and the state of the nation.

People cheer as Nigerian Chef Hilda Bassey attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual, in Lagos, Nigeria on May 15, 2023.

March 8, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: March 8, 2024

Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ranso…

Members of the security forces drive along the market following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad April 26, 2021.

February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Photo of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa

January 29, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Cult of Dirigisme

Despite repeated failure, faith in closely controlled economies among Africa’s political elites remains strong.

Pictured is an aerial view of a coal-fired power station in South Africa.

September 18, 2023

Democracy
A Democratic Inquest

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.  

A large group of protesters in Nigeria raise their hands in a fist formation on Democracy Day.

September 6, 2023

United States
How to Make the Inflation Reduction Act Rollout a Success: Lessons from Europe

Many EU countries’ long experiences with industrial policy can show the United States how to make a success of the IRA rollout.

European Commission President Ursula presents a "communication" detailing the EU's "Green Deal Industrial Plan" in Brussels

February 14, 2023

Heads of State and Government
The Art of Ruling for Life

How do Africa’s many “leaders for life” do it?

President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, sits while holding a pair of wire headphones in his hand.

August 8, 2022

United States
European Lessons for American Economic Renewal

How an EU-style “Single Market Project” could spur U.S. Services Sector

European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton delivers a speech in Brussels in 2021.