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December 12, 2012

International Organizations
A New Agenda for the G20: Addressing Fragile States

-- Moscow Having recently assumed the rotating chair of the Group of Twenty (G20), the Russian government is now soliciting input on the agenda for its September 2013 meeting in St. Petersburg. Yest…

People walk along Red Square, with Saint Basil's Cathedral in the background, in central Moscow
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist

November 23, 2020

Mozambique
The Military-First Approach in Northern Mozambique is Bound to Fail

Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. On October 14, the Islamist insurgency focused in northern Mozambique spilled over into Tanzania, with an …

An image of burned out huts in Chitolo village in northern Mozambique, which was attacked as part of an Islamist insurgency active in the area.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 21, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: Evaluating the Failed States Index and U.S. Africa Policy

This is a guest post by Asch Harwood. Asch is the Council on Foreign Relations Africa program research associate. The Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy have released their 2012 Failed States Index. …

Policemen secure the scene of a landslide at the Mathare valley slum after boulders, rocks and mud tumbled down a hillside overlooking the slum, smashing into the houses and burying the occupants in Kenya's capital Nairobi, April 4, 2012.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 29, 2020

Taiwan
When Election Interference Fails

While Tsai Ying-wen's landslide victory in Taiwan's 2020 general elections is significant in its own right, it is even more meaningful because it occurred in spite of China's concerted efforts to pre…

A supporter of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen celebrates to preliminary results at their party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

October 31, 2022

Nigeria
A State of Uncertainty

Nigerians hold their breath as Western nations’ terror alerts deepen apprehension about the country’s immediate prospects.

Nigerian armed forces point large rifles from an official army truck while Nigerians onlookers stand on the side of the dirt road.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition