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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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June 4, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Nigeria Relations and the State of Emergency
This is a guest post by Jacob Zenn, an analyst of African Affairs for the Washington D.C.-based think tank, The Jamestown Foundation, and a contributor for the West Point CTC Sentinel. After Boko Ha…
February 7, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Some Mali Tuaregs Turn Against Radical Islamists
Reuters is reporting the claim by pro-autonomy Tuareg MNLA rebels that they have seized Mohamed Moussa Ag Mohamed, who imposed harsh Islamist rule on Timbuktu, and Oumeini Ould Baba Akmed, a kidnappe…
August 4, 2005
Mauritania
LYMAN: Impact of Mauritania Coup Unclear
A group of military officers staged a coup in the oil-rich western African nation of Mauritania August 3, deposing President Maaoya Sid’Ahmed Ould Taya and declaring they will hold power for two year…
December 1, 2017
Yemen
How the Saudi Blockade Threatens Famine in Yemen
Averting famine will require Saudi Arabia to permit the resumption of commercial shipping of food and fuel to the besieged country.
December 11, 2015
Yemen
Fiddling in Yemen: A Messy War’s Lessons for Global Conflict Management
Coauthored with Callie Plapinger, intern in the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations. As the world watches Syria burn, a tiny glimmer of hop…
