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October 4, 2023

Nigeria
An Army of Special Assistants

Why do public office holders in Nigeria increasingly appoint a large number of personal aides?

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike addresses a crowd while holding one hand up in the air.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

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.  

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria's newly declared winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu stand side by side holding a certificate.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

December 29, 2020

2020 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2020

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends a memorial service for late Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui at a chapel of Aletheia University in New Taipei City, Taiwan September 19, 2020.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

June 18, 2021

Global
The World Next Week: What to Read This Summer

Each year CFR.org managing editor Bob McMahon and I take a break from the news on The World Next Week to record a special episode of our summer reading recommendations. That episode is now live. This…

Three books side by side: Missionaries by Phil Klay with a yellow cover with blue planes; The Price of Peace by Zachary Carter with a tan cover and man sitting on an arm chair; and This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth with a black cover.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

August 13, 2021

Wars and Conflict
Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Real-Life Heroism

Every summer Friday, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films inspired by actual heroes. 

Three movie posters: "Black Hawk Down" (man sits with a gun); "Gary Cooper Sergeant York" (man in helmet crouches with a gun); "Beneath Hill 60" (a woman and two men look out above the photo of a group of men in mining gear).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay and Margaret Gach The Water's Edge

October 25, 2022

Asia
Home and Abroad Public Forum: China and U.S.-China Relations

A discussion of the U.S.-China relationship, including how Chinese domestic politics are influencing the country’s agenda abroad, the state of security in the Asia-Pacific with a focus on the future …

Play Home and Abroad Public Forum: China and U.S.-China Relations
Virtual Event by Oriana Skylar Mastro, Evan S. Medeiros, Jessica Chen Weiss, and Richard Haass Home and Abroad Series