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June 9, 2020

Security Alliances
The Future of American Alliances, With Mira Rapp-Hooper

Mira Rapp-Hooper, Stephen A. Schwarzman senior fellow for Asia studies at CFR and senior fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether America…

Podcast US President Donald Trump takes his place for the family photo on the first day of the G20 summit in Hamburg.

June 10, 2020

CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series with Mira Rapp-Hooper

Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, amidst China’s rise and Russia’s revanchism, and in a historic moment of crisis, will American policymakers reconceive the role alliances should pla…

Play Cover of Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America's Alliances

January 18, 2024

Nigeria
Acts of Privation

Feeling stuck and unheeded, young Nigerians are increasingly resorting to all manner of desperate measures.

A man looks on from the doorway of his home in Lagos, Nigeria.

October 19, 2023

Nigeria
In Search of Manhood

The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power.   

People watch as a man lifts a bar containing 50 kg (110 lbs) iron weights in his mouth.

August 7, 2023

Niger
The Anti- Anti-Coup

The apparent success of the military coup in Niger bodes ill for democracy and stability in the Sahel and the rest of the continent.

A demonstrator holds the Niger flag while another holds a poster that reads "Mohamed Bazoum: Une chance pour le Sahel."

June 14, 2023

Nigeria
The Nigerian Conundrum

When an irresistible society meets an immovable state. 

Nigerian singer Burna Boy is shown wearing a black and purple cloak while posing at the annual Met Gala in New York City.