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February 24, 2022
Wars and Conflict
TWNW Special: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine with wide-ranging consequences for international order.
February 12, 2009
Russia
Moscow Indicates It Won’t Be Ignored in the ’Near Abroad’
S. Frederick Starr, a longtime expert on the Caucasus and Central Asia, says Russia is using a "carrot and stick" approach to attempt to force the United States out of a crucial air base in Kyrgyzsta…
January 18, 2007
Wars and Conflict
Bush’s Baghdad Plan
President Bush’s new "surge" plan to clear and hold Baghdad’s neighborhoods faces a tough challenge from high levels of sectarian violence.
October 9, 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Origins of African States, and Their Names
An article on the origins of the names of African countries was recently published in Quartz. It includes a map of the continent in 1885, shortly after the Berlin Conference. Portuguese and Arabic traders and explorers are the origins of some names, European mispronunciation of tribal names are the origins of others.
December 9, 2021
U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. Plans Beijing Olympics Diplomatic Boycott, Trump’s History Tour, and More
The United States announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, former President Donald Trump kicks off his History Tour, and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his an…
February 5, 2021
Local and Traditional Leadership
Ethnic and Religious Violence Worsen in Kaduna
Kaduna is increasingly the epicenter of violence in Nigeria, rivaling Borno state, the home turf of Boko Haram. In rural areas, conflicts over water and land use are escalating, and Ansaru, a less prominent Islamist group, is active.
