Africa's Population Growth Could Undermine Sustainability Goals

Africa, by far the world's most rapidly growing region, must aim for population stabilization to ensure peace
Joseph Chamie
November 1, 2016

March of Arab Spring on Pause

Authoritarianism has retrenched in the Middle East with new strategies to extend control
Hicham Alaoui
May 10, 2016

Small Burundi Could Ignite Big Conflict

Corruption, ethnic tensions, refugees are spreading from small, poor Burundi after troubled election
Itziar Aguirre
August 11, 2015

Obama’s Triumphant Return to Kenya as President

US foreign policy vis-à-vis Africa is transactional; corruption hampers fight against Al-Shabaab
John Githongo
July 28, 2015

Challenge of “Recent-ism” in the Middle East

Al Qaeda and ISIL have more similarities than differences; strategic counterterrorism efforts must be applied
Alexander Evans
June 25, 2015

Identity Politics, Corruption, Insecurity: Brave New World

Arab Spring protests, Islamic State –extremists feed off narratives of injustice, elites punish reformers
John Githongo
March 10, 2015