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September 11, 2023

Nigeria
The Rules of Obeisance

What various forms of bodily deportment can teach us about power and authority in Africa.

Former Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria kneeling to greet former President Muhammad Buhari
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

June 27, 2016

Cuba
Bush Gives the Medal of Freedom to a Cuban Hero

In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded the Medal of Freedom in absentia to the Cuban human rights and democracy activist Oscar Elias Biscet. This week, he was able to place the award on Biscet’s s…

President Bush Medal Freedom Oscar Biscet
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

December 9, 2016

Tunisia
Weekend Reading: Tunisian Economics, Assad and the Jihadis, and Palestinians in Egypt

Reading selections for the weekend of December 9, 2016.

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

December 12, 2022

2022 in Review
Five Elections to Watch in 2023

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2023. Here are five to watch. 

Woman voting in Pakistan
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 18, 2015

Iran
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Parliament, Beirut’s Stinky Protests, and Iran’s Anti-ISIL Strategy

Beesan Kassab asks why Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is afraid of the constitution and parliament. Elias Muhanna notes how Beirut’s #YouStink protests are changing political participation …

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