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March 23, 2017

Politics and Government
The Deep State Mirage in Turkey

This article was originally published in the Cipher Brief on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.

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March 2, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: Why the New Plan for Somalia Will Fail

This is a guest post by Nic Cheeseman. A version of this article originally appeared on the blog Democracy in Africa. Nic Cheeseman is a university lecturer in African politics and the Hugh Price Fel…

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June 14, 2019

Iraq
Where Will Islamic State Detainees End Up?

With the Islamic State’s retreat, thousands of people who left their countries to join the terrorist group are being detained in camps and prisons. Many governments are not willing to take them back…

A woman is pictured at al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria.

July 3, 2019

North Korea
The Fissile State of International Nuclear Cooperation

Arms control and diplomacy are falling by the wayside as countries modernize arsenals and renew their focus on geopolitical competition.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, on June 30, 2019.

May 29, 2024

Nigeria
The OBJ of Illiberalism

Nigerian statesman Olusegun Obasanjo’s rejection of liberal democracy is heartfelt—and wrong.  

Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo is shown wearing a traditional Nigerian outfit in the color green.