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October 11, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria Moves Against Corrupt Judges

According to the Nigerian media, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) arrested seven judges over the weekend for corruption and is planning to move against an additional eight. Among the s…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

September 24, 2010

Colombia
A Conversation with Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

DONNA HRINAK: Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome -- today's Council on Foreign Relations meeting. I'm Donna Hrinak, and before I introduce our distinguished guest, there are a few administrat…

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Event by Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and Donna J. Hrinak

May 23, 2024

Middle East Program
Constitutions Thick and Thin

The sharp debate in Israel last year over “judicial reform” raised basic questions that arise in most democracies about constitutions: What are they meant to be and to do? Even the definition of a…

Article by Elliott Abrams Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

November 29, 2011

Asia
Judging Hillary Clinton’s Visit to Burma

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton will be the first American Secretary of State to travel to Burma in over half a century (Romeo Ranoco/Courtesy Reuters). On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clin…

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton will be the first American Secretary of State to travel to Burma in over half a century.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

June 4, 2024

Nigeria
A Second Coming?

Among a cross section of Nigerian Christians, support for former US President Donald Trump remains stubbornly strong.  

Former U.S. president Donald Trump prays with pastors
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

October 19, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Fallout Continues in Nigeria from Judges’ Arrest for Alleged Corruption

Critics of the Buhari administration continue to protest the October 8-9 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrest of judges, including some from the Supreme Court, for corruption. Initi…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 28, 2024

Guatemala
Latin America’s Demographic Opportunity Plus Arévalo’s First Four Months

Latin America’s openness to migration may offset downsides of aging populations; Arévalo’s reform agenda for Guatemala inches forward, but roadblocks are multiplying.

A woman holding a baby in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022.
Blog Post by Will Freeman and Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment