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April 28, 2020
Local and Traditional Leadership
How Nigeria Has Responded to COVID-19 So Far
As of April 29, Nigeria has recorded over 1,300 cases, with 40 deaths attributed to COVID-19. Nigeria’s coronavirus spread had been concentrated in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun state, the latter effectively a suburb of Lagos. Those three areas have been under lockdown since March 30, with an announcement by President Buhari to begin easing some restrictions beginning on May 4.
September 18, 2018
United States
Happy 71st Birthday to the U.S. Air Force!
The United States Air Force marks seventy-one years of service.
March 23, 2021
China
Report Launch of CFR Independent Task Force on a U.S. Response to China's Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy endeavor, has the potential to meet developing countries’ needs and spur economic growth, but the reality i…
June 15, 2017
Religion
The Rise of Ethnonationalism and the Future of Liberal Democracy
I recently moderated a panel for the 2017 CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop. The panel featured Jocelyne Cesari, Jack A. Goldstone, and Pankaj Mishra, and together we discussed the rise of eth…
January 24, 2020
Local and Traditional Leadership
Facing Rising Insecurity, Southwest Governors in Nigeria Launch Policing Initiative
In southwest Nigeria (Yorubaland), the location of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, there has been a dramatic upsurge in kidnapping, house invasions, and robbery. On January 9, the governors of the six states in the region announced the establishment of Operation Amotekun (“leopard” in the Yoruba language).
