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April 22, 2024

Nigeria
The Record Breakers

Nigerians’ seemingly coordinated assault on the Guinness World Records offers a didactic lens into the national psyche and the state of the nation.

People cheer as Nigerian Chef Hilda Bassey attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual, in Lagos, Nigeria on May 15, 2023.

March 11, 2024

Religion
A King and His Subjects

The relationship between a Nigerian pastor on death row and his congregation offers a timely glimpse into the nature of devotion and social obedience across African Pentecostal churches. 

A former pastor of a Nigerian Pentecostal church is depicted in two advertisements, one for his birthday and the other for a 2019 presidential bid.

February 27, 2024

Mexico
Mexico’s Electoral Campaigns Kick Off Plus Latin America’s Resilient Democracies

Mexico’s electoral campaigns officially begin with AMLO’s legacy at play plus Latin America’s democracies are challenged but resilient.

Photo of Presidential Candidate Claudia Sheinbaum

February 23, 2024

United States
Campaign Roundup: Close Presidential Elections Have Become the Norm

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: It will be a break from recent practice if either party’s nominee wins big in November.

I voted sticker

January 31, 2024

Pakistan
Pakistan’s Opposition Leader Imran Khan is Jailed As Election Looms

The suppression of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party has enabled the Pakistani military to reassert control over the country’s politics.

Former Prime Minister Khan wears a blue suit while surrounded by people in black.

June 12, 2023

United States
Meet Asa Hutchinson, Republican Presidential Candidate

The former Arkansas governor is a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Asa Hutchinson

February 26, 2023

Russia
Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War

The Russia-Ukraine war has implications for the Middle East, Europe, and Asia and of course for U.S. foreign policy. In this speech I addressed them briefly.