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September 10, 2019

Namibia
The $400,000 Death of a Namibian Black Rhino

Nobody who cares about Africa’s wildlife can like a September 9 New York Times headline, “Hunter Seeks to Import Parts of Rare Rhino He Paid $400,000 to Kill.” The story recalls the dentist from Michigan who paid for, shot, and killed Cecil, an elderly lion in Zimbabwe. In this case, a Michigan big game hunter paid a Namibia conservation organization $400,000 for the opportunity to shoot a black rhino. Now, he is applying to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to bring its skull, hide, and horns into the United States.

A black rhino walks away in a field.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 18, 2023

Arctic
Changing Geopolitics in the Arctic

Changing Geopolitics in the Arctic Prepared statement by Esther D. Brimmer James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance Council on Foreign Relations   Before the Subc…

Esther D. Brimmer testifying on "Changing Politics in the Arctic" at a congressional hearing held by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security on Strategic Competition in the Arctic on July 18, 2023.
Testimony by Esther Brimmer International Institutions and Global Governance Program

July 5, 2022

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 25-30

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 25 to June 30, 2022.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

June 2, 2022

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 21-27

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 21 to May 27, 2022.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

August 5, 2021

Climate Change
Why NOAA Matters for U.S. Climate Policy

The federal agency tasked with weather forecasting and research has played a growing role in climate policy, but also faced controversy during the Trump administration. What does NOAA do?

In Brief by Zachary Rosenthal Renewing America

November 4, 2019

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 26–November 1

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from October 26 to November 1, 2019.

Map of Nigeria shaded to reflect NST-documented deaths per state.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition