Buhari Victory: What it Means for Nigeria
Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the presidential primary of the party in Lagos. Picture by Pius Utomi Ekpei | AFP via...
Opinion
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Libya: The Islamic State’s Pivot Point
Fighters for Libya's interim government rejoice after winning control of the Kadhafi stronghold of Bani Walid. Picture by Magharebia |...
Ukraine Troll Armies
The Ukrainian government, in an attempt to counter the narrative of the Russian-backed rebels, announced last month that it would...
Power to the Oppressor: The Venezuelan-Security Council Paradox
U.N. representatives for Venezuela, including Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez, right, celebrate after being elected to the Security Council. Picture by...
How the Republicans Might Have Accidentally Helped Obama Get Closer to a Deal with Iran
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Picture by Maxim Malinovsky | AFP/Getty Images After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu’s March...
Trouble in Paradise: The Island President Under Attack
Former president Mohammad Nasheed being dragged to court on Feb. 23. Picture by Sinan Hussain | AP The Maldives...
Time for India to Take Down Dawood Ibrahim
Indian Security Forces. Picture by Scoot Clarskon Recent reports suggest that the underworld figure with terrorist links is a bigger...
Venezuela’s Maduro must take the first step toward admitting that he has a problem
Nicolas Maduro. Picture by Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom | ABr There is a common theme among leaders of oppressive regimes around...
Latin America: A Culture of Violence?
The Guatemala-Honduras Border. Photograph by Meridith Kohut | The New York Times On April 17, 2014, the United Nations Office...
South Asia: Battle Ground Between ISIS & al-Qaeda
ISIS flag (left), al-Qaeda flag (right) Since the video statement by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri on September 3 announcing...
