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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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March 1, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Preoccupation with Nelson Mandela’s Health
This week, former president Nelson Mandela was briefly hospitalized for "a minor diagnostic procedure" and then released with a clean bill of health. He is staying at his house in Houghton, a suburb …
December 20, 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo
Remembering Richard Holbrooke and His Contributions to the Congo
Twenty years ago, I was catching my breath after a whirlwind trip through central and southern Africa. I had been traveling with my boss, Senator Russ Feingold, whose expertise on African affairs eve…
February 11, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nelson Mandela Freed Twenty-Five Years Ago Today
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was convicted of sabotage in conjunction with the armed struggle against apartheid in the Rivonia Trial. He was sentenced to life in prison. His statement at his sentencing wa…
December 4, 2017
Influence Campaigns and Disinformation
Live Today: A Conversation with Richard Burr
Today, the Council on Foreign Relations is hosting a conversation with Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Senator Burr will discuss Russia's cyber capabili…
October 19, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Richard Joseph on Nigeria and Insecurity
Undated handout image courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft. (Ho New/Courtesy Reuters) Richard Joseph, the John Evans professor of political science at Northwestern …
