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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 11, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Is the U.S. Strategy in Somalia Working?
This is a guest post by Allen Grane, intern for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Allen is currently an officer in the Army National Guard. His interests are in Africa, conflic…
January 22, 2021
Somalia
Somali Stability Depends on More Than Just Counterterrorism
Among the many eleventh hour decisions taken in the final weeks of the Trump administration that will require quick review by President Biden’s team was the choice to withdraw nearly all U.S. military personnel from Somalia.
October 10, 2023
Nigeria
Paper Truths and Counterfeit Lives
The furor over Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s academic records is less about his person and more about the character of Nigerian society.
October 17, 2023
China
China’s Belt and Road Initiative Enters Its Second Decade: Which Leaders Went to Beijing to Celebrate with Xi Jinping?
High-level attendance at this year’s Belt and Road forum is down, but BRI still has support in the Global South and will be used by Beijing to strengthen the Global South as a counterweight to the U…
April 13, 2022
Somalia
Somalia’s Political Paradoxes Forestall Progress and Stability
Political developments in Somalia continue to provide regular drama, frequent tragedy, and painfully slow progress toward long-overdue milestones.
December 29, 2023
2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.
