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April 12, 2024

China
China’s New Currency Peg

The peg that shall not be named, and all the trouble that creates.

China’s New Currency Peg
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 2, 2021

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 23–29

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from October 23 to October 29, 2021.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

August 19, 2016

Iraq
Weekend Reading: Getting Sectarianism Wrong, the Death of Cheg Cheg, and “76 Hours in Tripoli”

Reading selections for the weekend of August 19, 2016.

WR08192016
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

June 17, 2016

Libya
Weekend Reading: Libyan Identity, an Alawite State, and Cairo’s Ramadan Lanterns

Reading selections for the weekend of June 17, 2016.

WR06172016
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

November 6, 2015

Algeria
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s State of Idiocy, Darth Mediene, and Libya’s Tribes

Maged Atiya laments the Egyptian state’s devolution into idiocy. Sam Metz and Abdallah Brahimi explore the potential reasons behind the recent dismissal of Algerian spy chief Mohammed Mediene. Nada…

WR11062015
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates