Council on Foreign Relations
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:00
A hat tip to John Kelle for bringing to my attention an interesting and useful interpretive infographic, “Scoring Africa.” Using a matrix, each country is scored on health, stability, economy, infrastructure, education, biodiversity, rights, and size. Each of these categories is in turn broken down into four sub-categories. Under “health,” for example, the sub-categories are HIV/AIDS, medical persons, life expectancy, and under five mortality.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
This NSA episode is precisely the sort of challenge that proves the need for the two big guys of the hemisphere, for you and President Obama, to break down stereotypes and keep talking.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 08:49
The recent crises in Mali have sparked discussions that are, unfortunately, often riddled with misinformation and misrepresentation of the country’s history and current predicament. A recent example is The New Yorker’s “Letter From Timbuktu.” As a scholar of Mali who has lived and worked there, I read it with disappointment.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 10:49
It would be easy to label the Democratic Republic of the Congo an irredeemable mess. For almost two decades, the country has been roiled by a series of wars involving neighboring countries and dozens of Congolese militias.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 08:02
This August, Nigeria’s Sun News conducted an interview with Nasir Isiaku, who said he was a member of an “Islamic movement” called “Shiite,” which sent members to train in Iran before he joined a Boko Haram cell in Kaduna. Isiaku said he fought Christians and “drank his victims’ blood” so their ghosts would not appear in his dreams.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 07:02
Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Nigerian media that President Goodluck Jonathan and President Barack Obama would meet in Washington, DC in September, on the margins of the UN General Assembly.
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 00:00
While the effects of tighter regulation will not be felt overnight, such steps will offset widespread regional views that the United States remains indifferent to its own role in exacerbating one of Latin America's most significant challenges.
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 00:00
On the bright side, there is a significant amount of mobility in Mexico's middle three economic quartiles. In contrast, few of the richest and the poorest leave their origins behind.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 00:00
While repeatedly promising to reduce violence, the details of his administration's security plan remain vague
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 00:00
U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico as a percentage of total U.S. exports rose from 30 percent when NAFTA was signed to more than 37 percent by 2000. But over the next decade that share dropped back to 32 percent