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November 24, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria's Cultural Efflorescence

Two weeks ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian novelist celebrated for her Half a Yellow Sun, was awarded the Women's Prize for Fiction as the author of the best book to win the annual prize over the past twenty-five years.

A picture of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She is smiling and wearing an orange jacket.

June 1, 2023

Cybersecurity
The Great Firewall of Montana: How Could Montana Implement A TikTok Ban?

Montana banned TikTok a month ago. Enforcing this ban would require the creation of a surveillance regime that would be far more detrimental to privacy and civil liberties than TikTok could ever be.

TikTok logo is seen through broken glass.

January 22, 2021

Taiwan
Top Conflicts to Watch in 2021: The Danger of U.S.-China Confrontation Over Taiwan

Yun Sun is a senior fellow, codirector of the East Asia program, and director of the China program at the Stimson Center. 2020 witnessed tension across the Taiwan Strait unseen since the 1996 miss…

People wave flags while soldiers driving tanks pass on a street as part of a military drill in Taichung, Taiwan, on November 3, 2020.

June 21, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Ansaru Logo Gives Hints to Boko Haram and Transnational Links

This is a guest post by Jacob Zenn, an analyst of African Affairs for the Washington D.C.-based think tank, The Jamestown Foundation, and a contributor for the West Point CTC Sentinel. Boko Haram ha…

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January 8, 2016

China
Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of January 8, 2016

Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ariella Rotenberg, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. North Korea announces its “H-bomb of justice.” Jaws dropped around…

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