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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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June 8, 2011
Nigeria
NED Event on Youth and Democracy in Nigeria
A Nigerian Youth Corps worker (beige cap) counts ballots as security officers, polling agents and voters watch in the populous Ebute Metta district of Lagos, April 9, 2011. (Daniel Wallis/Courtesy Re…
February 8, 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
Podcast: Vigilante Groups and Countering Insurgencies in Africa
Vigilante groups usually arise in weak states with deteriorating security situations in which locals feel compelled to take their security into their own hands. The state will often try to co-opt these militias, who are afforded a level of legitimacy in their communities that the military is not, at least initially, and thus have a distinct advantage in counterinsurgency operations.
February 24, 2021
Iran
Biden and Iran: Two Questions
As the Biden administration enters its second month in power, two very large questions about its Iran policy remain unanswered. The first relates to nuclear negotiations. At the State Department p…
June 7, 2021
Southeast Asia
Of Questionable Connectivity: China’s BRI and Thai Civil Society
Benjamin Zawacki is a senior program specialist with the Asia Foundation’s office in Thailand, focused on regional security and cooperation, and the author of Thailand: Shifting Ground between the US…
August 6, 2021
Global
Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Actual World Events
Every summer Friday, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: films inspired by reality.
