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October 13, 2016

Thailand
The Mixed Legacy of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

To an outsider, an obituary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej might read like one of Queen Elizabeth II, another long-reigning monarch who became a symbol of her country, especially during times of massive …

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April 29, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
A “Soft Approach” to Nigeria’s Boko Haram

Many of Nigeria’s foreign friends have urged the Jonathan government to pursue a northern strategy that makes use of "softer" methods rather than a sole focus on "counter-terrorism" to respond to mil…

Soft Approach

August 24, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
The New Architecture of South African Politics

Following the governing African National Congress’s (ANC) decline in the August 3 municipal elections, in effect a referendum on the scandal plagued administration of President Jacob Zuma, South Afri…

Coalition Governments

June 14, 2013

Iran
Weekend Reading: Parks and Turks, Red Lines, and Iran’s Elections

Timur Hammond and Elizabeth Angell discuss the transformation of Turkey’s public spaces into spheres of public and engaged discourse. The full text of Deputy National Security Advisor Benjamin Rhode…

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February 5, 2020

Election 2020
The President's Inbox: What Should U.S. Policy Toward China Be?

Each week I’m talking with two experts with differing views on how the United States should handle a foreign policy challenge it faces. These special episodes are part of CFR’s Election 2020 activiti…

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang (R) arrive for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.