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October 21, 2020

Nigeria
Protests, Chaos in Nigeria

In Lagos, "security services" have fired on "peaceful protesters." This on top of COVID-19, low oil prices, and radical Islamist groups bent on destroying the state—Nigeria was in trouble even before the SARS demonstrations.

A picture of fires burning on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. Thick black smoke is billowing into the sky. Several armed men can be seen patrolling the road.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

October 26, 2022

Arms Industries and Trade
The Cost of the U.S. Arms Trade

The global arms trade is big business and the United States accounts for more than 40 percent of the world’s weapons exports. Aside from the profit motivation, selling arms abroad can be an effective…

Podcast Man Standing Jet Display
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra Why It Matters

March 17, 2021

Cybersecurity
New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q4 2020

An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between October and December 2020.

Cyber Operations Tracker
Blog Post by Adam Segal Net Politics

February 23, 2023

Technology and Innovation
How to Prioritize the Next Generation of Critical Technologies

The U.S. government should invest in a bottom-up capability for identifying the next generation of emerging technologies and innovators. This will enable agencies to prioritize critical technologies …

Flags of the United States and China are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips in the background.
Blog Post by Connor Fairman Net Politics

May 3, 2022

United States
James K. Galbraith: Can American-led Global Financial Capitalism Survive?

Trust in the U.S.-led economic and geopolitical order has been eroding. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. response to it, whatever its merits, may be the last straw for the global monopoly…

G7 summit in Brussels
Blog Post by Roger W. Ferguson Jr. and James K. Galbraith Renewing America