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January 15, 2016

Iraq
Weekend Reading: Sunnis Fighting With Shias, Agatha Christie in Arabic Literature, and Who is Ali Abd al-Aal?

Reading selections for the weekend of January 15, 2016.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

February 13, 2024

Pakistan
Imran Khan Denied (But Perhaps Not Forever): Pakistan’s Other Parties Form a Weak Coalition Government

Pakistan faces uncertainty as a fragile coalition, led by Shehbaz Sharif and reluctantly backed by the PPP, attempts to maintain control of parliament and stifle Imran Khan's PTI following recent ele…

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), addresses a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 13, 2024.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

December 22, 2023

Latin America
Amazon Deforestation Down But Little to Show for COP28, Plus Venezuela-Guyana Tensions

Region will struggle to maintain progress on deforestation. In Dubai, pledges don’t match financial commitments for Latin America. Maduro uses self-manufactured Essequibo crisis to crack down on the …

A deforested area which, according to authorities, is used for coca leaf plantations is seen during an overflight by the Colombian anti-narcotics police in Putumayo, Colombia, November 12, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America Studies Program

November 14, 2023

Nigeria
A Troubling Picture

Nigerians are increasingly frustrated at the growing disconnect between the political class and ordinary people.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu waves to the crowd on the top of a ceremonial vehicle.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

August 14, 2018

Global Governance
Rise of the Prize: Inducing Competition for the Global Good

The following is a guest post by Kyle L. Evanoff, research associate in international economics and U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. A dash of competition could be the secr…

Pilot Brian Binnie stands atop SpaceShipOne after winning the $10 million Ansari X Prize in Mojave, California October 4, 2004. The prize was awarded after SpaceShipOne became the first commercial spaceship to reach suborbit in two successful attempts.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist

October 16, 2012

Light Blogging

Blogging will be light for the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are some interesting new releases on the Middle East that you may enjoy: The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran by Ali Ansar…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

August 28, 2023

Niger
The Rise of the Gangsta Militariat

The latest generation of African coupists offers definitive proof that the armed forces are the greatest victims of military rule.

Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore is pictured in an armored vehicle protected by men holding rifles.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition