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April 11, 2014

United States
Voices From the Region: Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Algeria, and Lebanon

“They call it aid, but I don’t consider it aid…I consider it buying time and giving people the illusion that there is aid when really there is not.” –Brigadier General Asaad al-Zoabi, a Syrian fighte…

People wave banners in a demonstration in Cairo April 10, 2014 (El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters).

June 18, 2014

More Books to Read This Summer

Last week, Bob McMahon, Gideon Rose, and I offered up our summer reading suggestions on The World Next Week podcast. India Adams and her colleagues on the CFR Library staff were not to be outdone. Th…

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February 14, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Central African Republic: Where Elections Could Do More Harm Than Good

This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Elections are often seen as progress toward democracy in Africa. Elections con…

Africa-CAR Meeting