World Politics Review
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:04
Lists of African success stories do not tend to include Chad. More than half of the country’s citizens live below the poverty line. According to data collected by the United Nations, most have spent less than two years at school. From 2008 to 2010, the European Union and U.N. deployed peacekeepers to the country’s unstable eastern border with Sudan. At one point, rebels managed to assault the capital, N’Djamena.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 00:00
Santos wants to run for a second term. For now, however, the events that will determine the viability of his candidacy will unfold in Havana.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 00:00
Venezuela's entire foreign policy has been predicated on the idea of balancing Washington's regional influence by facilitating Latin American unity.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
If organized crime in Rio de Janeiro has always been fragmented and somewhat scattered, organized crime in Sao Paulo is consolidated and growing.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:15
This is the first of a two-part investigative series on U.S. and French counterterrorism efforts in Niger. Part I examined Niger's emergence as a target of terrorist groups active in the Sahel region. Part II examines the growing U.S. security presence in Niger, and the nascent tensions with France over how best to counter terror and bolster Niger's security.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:47
This is the first of a two-part investigative series on U.S. and French counterterrorism efforts in Niger. Part I examines Niger's emergence as a target of terrorist groups active in the Sahel region. Part II will examine the growing U.S. security presence in Niger, and the nascent tensions with France over how best to counter terror and bolster Niger's security.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:38
The ancient desert town of Timbuktu, like much of northern Mali, is struggling to recover from the effects of a yearlong rebel occupation.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 00:00
There seems to be a short-term decrease in violence after a leader is captured or killed, but in the longer term violence is unchanged or increases.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 00:00
Adding a second guerrilla group to an ongoing peace process with its own dynamic, though necessary, is no easy task. Negotiators must define three issues right away.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 00:00
Of these initiatives, the conditional cash transfer (CCT) has become the hallmark of the region's anti-poverty efforts.