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March 20, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma’s “Let Them Eat Cake” Moment?

There is an apocryphal story that in France, King Louis XVI’s queen Marie Antoinette was once told, “Madame, the people have no bread.” To which she replied, "then let them eat cake." The reality beh…

A general view of the Nkandla home (behind the huts) of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma in Nkandla August 2, 2012.

September 6, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa: Another Political Challenge for Jacob Zuma

Helen Zille, leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance party, addresses an election rally in Mitchell's Plain township near Cape Town, April 18, 2009. (STR New/Courtesy Reuters) Zuma’s…

South Africa: Another Political Challenge for Jacob Zuma

January 2, 2024

Radicalization and Extremism
God, Guns, and Sedition

A riveting exploration of the current state of far-right terrorism in the United States—and recommendations to stop its rise.

September 26, 2013

Politics and Government
Why Did South Africa’s Jacob Zuma Cave to Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe?

Simukai Tinhu in Think Africa Press provides a credible answer as to why South African President Jacob Zuma seemingly abandoned his democratic principles and his African leadership role in the face o…

Africa - Mugabe and Zuma Walking

March 7, 2016

Global Governance
Headed South: Jacob Zuma Leads South Africa toward the Precipice

—Johannesburg, March 6 South Africa is in the grips of its most serious economic and political crisis since 1994, when the country elected its first post-apartheid government under Nelson Mandela. T…

Protesters carry placards as they take part in a "Zuma must fall" demonstration in Pretoria, South Africa, on December 16, 2015.

March 13, 2024

Center for Preventive Action
2024: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

Every January, CFR’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey analyzes the conflicts most likely to occur in the year ahead and measures their potential impact. For the first time, the survey anticipates …

Podcast January 6th protesters clad with shields and American flags march on Washington.