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Introduction
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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Tanzania’s Election Will Deepen Cynicism About DemocracyPresident Samia’s quest for a mandate may lead to a pyrrhic victory.
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A Third Year of War: Dried-Up Aid Pulls Sudan Further Into ChaosAs Sudan plunges into another chapter of fighting, the country is enduring the world’s worst humanitarian crisis at a time of drastically shrinking foreign aid.
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Tropical VibesThe leader of the free world appears to have contracted the third-term virus.
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South Sudan is a Test for the African UnionThe time for conflict prevention is rapidly expiring.
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Women This Week: Namibia Inaugurates Its First Woman PresidentWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 8 to March 14.
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A Question of FreedomWhen it comes to African development, foreign aid is just the beginning.
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Familiar Unrest in ZimbabweA potential coup against President Mnangagwa offers little prospect of real change.
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The President’s Inbox Recap: Conflict in Eastern CongoThe resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, mineral wealth, and political representation.
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What’s Next for the Democratic Republic of Congo?Start-and-stop diplomacy continues against a backdrop of humanitarian disaster.
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Conflict in Eastern Congo, With Mvemba DizoleleMvemba Dizolele, senior fellow and director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the renewed fighting in the Eastern Congo that pits the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda against the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Alarm Bells in TigrayTigray seems headed for a resumption of hostilities. It might also become the proving ground for America First foreign policy.
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Women This Week: United States Slashes All Funding for UN Agency Focused on Women and Girls HealthWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 1 to March 7.
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Prince of the SahelBeneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors.
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Uncle Sam Goes RoguePresident Trump’s coddling of Vladimir Putin sends the wrong message about U.S. leadership in the world.