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November 1, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Insights into Politics and Development in Nigeria

Children paddle a canoe near an oil well head in Odidi near Okerenkoko in the creeks of the volatile oil rich Niger delta in Nigeria February 2, 2006. (George Esiri/Courtesy Reuters) Over the last w…

Insights into Politics and Development in Nigeria

April 13, 2012

Defense and Security
Friday File: How Will Obama Respond to the North Korea Missile Test?

Above the Fold. Despite warnings from President Obama that there would be “consequences,” North Korea went ahead and launched a ballistic missile to honor the 100th birthday of the country’s founder,…

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July 25, 2012

Turkey
Guest Post: The Trappings of Power: Turkey and the Future Middle East

Aaron Stein is an Istanbul-based PhD Candidate at King’s College London. You can follow him on Twitter @aaronstein1. The Arab uprisings have complicated Turkey’s approach to the Middle East. Both lo…

Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi attends a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Davotoglu at the presidential palace in Cairo

August 1, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
“Rethinking Nigeria’s Indigene-Settler Conflicts”

The United States Institute of Peace has just published a Special Report by Aaron Sayne on conflicts in Nigeria between “indigenes” and “settlers”. It is a must-read for those trying to understand en…

Displaced Lagos residents fight over blankets which were handed out as aid, January 29, 2002, after explosions at an armoury on Sunday.