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February 2, 2022

Guinea-Bissau
Coup Contagion Spreads in West Africa Despite Civilian Support for Democracy

The contagion of coups d’etat in the Sahel and West Africa shows no signs of slowing, with an attempted coup in perennially fragile Guinea-Bissau the latest installment in what could be a long saga.

A group of soldiers are seen riding in a military truck on a deserted street.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

July 28, 2021

Middle East and North Africa
Miscalculating Tunisia

If Westerners are shocked at political developments in Tunisia, it’s because they described it as a straightforward success for too long. 

Amid fellow protesters, a Tunisian girl holds a sign reading "game over." Two soldiers stand facing the crowd.
Article by Steven A. Cook Middle East Program

April 15, 2019

U.S. Foreign Policy
Trump's Foreign Policies Are Better Than They Seem

President Donald J. Trump’s actions have often been rash, ignorant, and chaotic. Yet some of his individual foreign policies are substantially better than his opponents assert.

Council Special Report by Robert D. Blackwill U.S. Foreign Policy Program

January 25, 2012

Iraq
Screening of Qarantina

The Council on Foreign Relations and The Global Film Initiative invite you to a screening and discussion of Qarantina, by Iraqi filmmaker Oday Rasheed. Qarantina follows a broken family living within…

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Event by Oday Rasheed and Deborah Amos

January 25, 2012

Iraq
Screening of Qarantina

Iraqi filmmaker Oday Rasheed discusses his second film, Qarantina, which follows the story of a broken family in Baghdad who takes in a mysterious boarder. Qarantina is part of the Global Lens 2012 …

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