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Boko Haram in Nigeria

via Foreign Affairs    Apr 28, 2017

John Campbell discusses the Boko Haram in Nigeria case study from Model Diplomacy, politics and security in West Africa and the Sahel, and governance in South Africa.

The Impact of the Iran Nuclear Agreement

By Zachary Laub
- via Foreign Affairs    Apr 11, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif meet in Vienna on Implementation Day. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Iran has restricted its nuclear program and given international inspectors unprecedented access, but it has not seen the economy recovery expected in the aftermath of the agreement with internation...

How Does the U.S. Spend Its Foreign Aid?

By James McBride
- via Foreign Affairs    Apr 11, 2017

A woman carries a bag of rice distributed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

With President Donald J. Trump advocating for deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid, debate has renewed over the role of foreign assistance funds in boosting growth, promoting democracy, and saving lives.

Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’ Syndrome

By Claire Felter
- via Foreign Affairs    Apr 10, 2017

Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state, but civil society and regional blocs may be slowing the trend of extending presidential terms in some areas.

South Africa’s Cabinet Reshuffle Reflects Leadership Crisis

By John Campbell
- via Foreign Affairs    Apr 05, 2017

President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle has exposed growing fissures within the ruling African National Congress, writes CFR’s John Campbell.

How Conflict Drives Hunger in Africa, Yemen

By Claire Felter
- via Foreign Affairs    Mar 28, 2017

Lasting solutions to the food emergencies affecting millions of people in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen require an end to violence in those countries, says World Food Program Chief Econo...

The Futility of Force in Yemen

By Zachary Laub
- via Foreign Affairs    Mar 13, 2017

An escalation in U.S. counterterrorism strikes is unlikely to degrade the country’s al-Qaeda affiliate and a two-year-long Saudi-led air campaign is no closer to defeating Houthi rebels, says...

Vladimir Putin Has a Plan to Upend the Political Order of the Middle East. Spoiler Alert: It’s Working

By Steven A. Cook
- via Foreign Affairs    Mar 05, 2017

Western analysts and observers have missed Russia’s strategic restructuring in the Middle East, argues CFR’s Steven A. Cook. They have taken steps in Syria, Egypt, and Libya in a bid to...

Our Man in the Middle East: The Confusing Worldview of Trump Aide Derek Harvey

By Steven A. Cook
- via Foreign Affairs    Feb 12, 2017

Though retired U.S. Army Colonel Derek Harvey, who oversees Middle Eastern affairs in the National Security Council, has mainstream ideas about combatting extremism, containing Iran, and stabilizin...

Women Are Key to Counterterrorism

By Jamille Bigio,Rachel B. Vogelstein
- via Foreign Affairs    Feb 08, 2017

Investing in women will go further to fight terror than Donald Trump's refugee ban ever will.




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