Council on Foreign Relations
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:17
Boko Haram has moved beyond separate security incidents to a full-scale military campaign, the goal of which appears to be the capture of the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, a city with a population approaching two million.
Thursday, September 4, 2014 - 07:52
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "I bring with me the friendship of the American people, and I'm honored to be the first president of the United States to deliver an address like this to the people of Estonia. I just had the opportunity to meet once again with the presidents of all the Baltic states, and I thank — president of Latvia and Lithuania for being here. We are joined by friends from throughout the region."
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 12:26
The Nigeria Security Network, a group of academics and think tankers, has issued a special report on the remarkable expansion of Boko Haram’s control in the northeastern state of Borno.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:03
Renewed conflict in Lebanon threatens U.S. interests in three principal ways. First, it would exacerbate regional instability, further undermining the U.S. interests in promoting peaceful, democratic reform and economic development in the region. Second, renewed conflict in Lebanon could threaten the security of Israel, a critical U.S. ally, especially if jihadists gain a significant foothold in Lebanon. Third, renewed conflict in Lebanon would allow for ungoverned territory to be exploited by al-Qaeda and affiliated groups, with potential threats to the U.S. homeland.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:23
This week’s “Weekly Incidents” infographic illustrates violence in Nigeria in three separate time frames. Each emphasizes that violence in the country is varied both in terms of the actors who perpetrate it and the geographical spread.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:21
The kidnapping of more than two hundred schools girls, and the security services’ inability to find and free them, appears to have engaged Nigerian opinion nationwide, far more so than any other atrocity associated with the “Boko Haram” insurgency.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:20
The kidnapping of Nigerian school girls has outraged Nigerian and international opinion. The failure to find and release them after two weeks has further discredited the federal government and the Jonathan administration.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:22
In a video sent to Agence France Press, Boko Haram warlord Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of up to three hundred school girls from a boarding school in northeast Nigeria. Up to now, there has been silence as to which group perpetrated the deed.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:21
Many of Nigeria’s foreign friends have urged the Jonathan government to pursue a northern strategy that makes use of “softer” methods rather than a sole focus on “counter-terrorism” to respond to militants labeled “Boko Haram.”
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 06:13
A measured and “appropriate” police response falls well short of addressing the problem and our paradigms about what constitutes “crime” and what defines “war” continue to blur