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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland November 4, 2022 Renewing America

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    Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

    The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

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    Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista December 5, 2022

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    Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes China's attempts to become a media, information, and influence superpower, seeking for the first time to shape the domestic politics, local media, and information environments of the United States, East Asia, parts of Europe, and the broader world.

    Book by Joshua Kurlantzick December 1, 2022 Asia Program

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    Virtual Event with Jerrold T. Bushberg and Andres Gannon January 19, 2023 State and Local Webinars

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    NY Book Launch: The Bill of Obligations by Richard Haass

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    CFR President Richard Haass discusses his new book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, with Juju Chang.  In The Bill of Obligations, Richard Haass argues that the very idea of citizenship must be revised and expanded. Haass introduces ten obligations that are essential for healing our divisions and safeguarding the country’s future. Through an expert blend of civics, history, and political analysis, this book illuminates how Americans can rediscover and recover the attitudes and behaviors that have contributed so much to this country’s success over the centuries.

    Event January 26, 2023 CFR Fellows' Book Launch

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    Al-Shabaab
    Al-Shabaab remains capable of carrying out massive attacks in Somalia and nearby countries despite a long-running African Union offensive against the Islamist terrorist group.
    Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista , Jonathan Masters and Mohammed Aly Sergie December 6, 2022
  • East Africa
    Climate Change and Regional Instability in the Horn of Africa
    Climate change is exacerbating instability in the Horn of Africa. Democratizing climate awareness, respecting African energy needs, and supporting regional organizations are strategies to mitigate its effects.
    Report by Michelle Gavin November 3, 2022 Center for Preventive Action
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    Stranded Somali Soldiers Raise Questions About Horn Alliances
    Eritrean interests may be better served than those of Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin July 20, 2022 Africa in Transition
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    Jendayi Frazer on the Search For Multilateral Consensus
    Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs of the United States Jendayi Frazer speaks about the evolution of U.S. policy toward Somaliland.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin June 14, 2022 Africa in Transition
  • Somalia
    Somalia’s Political Paradoxes Forestall Progress and Stability
    Somali politicians use nationalism to evade political pressure that seeks to create a more accountable and effective state.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin April 13, 2022 Africa in Transition
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    Al-Shabaab in East Africa
    With brazen terrorist attacks at home and abroad, the Somalia-based Islamist insurgent group has proved resilient despite strategic setbacks in recent years.
    Timeline by Claire Klobucista , Jonathan Masters , Kevin Lizarazo and Jeremy Sherlick March 31, 2022
  • Sudan
    Authoritarian Trends in the Horn of Africa Require New Policy Approach
    U.S. policy has been largely ineffectual in reversing democratic backsliding in the Horn of Africa.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 28, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    U.S. Policy in Africa Should Reflect Renewed Commitment to Democracy
    American policy in Africa has not always empowered those fighting on behalf of democracy—and sometimes even supports anti-democratic forces—taking away from its stated aim of promoting democracy abroad.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 15, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Somalia
    Somalia’s Ongoing Political Crisis Exposes Fundamental Problem for U.S. Policy
    Reflections on the shortcoming of U.S. policy in Afghanistan have brought lessons that can be used to rethink American policy toward Somalia.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin September 15, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism
    United States Names Five African Jihadis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists
    The practical consequences of the U.S. Department of State adding five terrorist leaders operating in Africa to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists is likely to be limited.
    Blog Post by John Campbell August 10, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Somaliland
    Recognizing Somaliland's Democratic Success
    On May 31st, the people of Somaliland went to the polls to participate in long-delayed parliamentary and municipal elections.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin June 8, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • COVID-19
    India’s COVID-19 Surge, Somalia’s Political Crisis, and More
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    India struggles with the world’s largest COVID-19 surge, Somalia’s president addresses Parliament after dropping a bid to extend his term, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan gets underway ten years after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon April 29, 2021 The World Next Week
  • Somalia
    Somalia's Political Crisis Demands Sustained Attention
    While international attention has been focused on Ethiopia’s multiple internal and foreign policy crises, the political situation in Somalia has gone from precarious to untenable.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin April 14, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Wars and Conflict
    Nonstate Warfare
    Stephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.
    Book by Stephen Biddle July 26, 2022 National Security and Defense Program
  • Refugees and Displaced Persons
    Beyond the Sand and Sea
    From Ty McCormick, winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, an epic and timeless story of a family in search of safety, security, and a place to call home.
    Book by Ty McCormick March 30, 2021
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