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Matthew T. Page
Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

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Matthew T. Page is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Matthew T. Page was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Page is also a consultant and coauthor of Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2018). Additionally, he is an associate fellow with the Africa program at Chatham House, and a nonresident fellow with the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja. Until recently, Page was the U.S. intelligence community’s top Nigeria expert, serving with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Marine Corps Intelligence. He also served as deputy national intelligence officer for Africa on the National Intelligence Council.


education
MA, War Studies, King’s College, London, BA, Politics, Philosphy, and Economics, University of Oxford 
languages
English

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In The Media
in the media
The Cost of the Gulf’s Booming Business in Africa

Late last year, over 50 African leaders gathered in Riyadh for the first ever Saudi-Africa summit. Their objective? To wangle a slice of the $40 billion Saudi Arabia plans to invest in Africa.

· May 10, 2024
TIME
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Nigeria’s 2023 Elections Bring Anglo-American Policy Missteps Into Focus

Nigeria’s presidential transition offers US and UK policymakers a chance to reset their relations with Abuja.

· March 2, 2023
Chatham House
commentary
The Two Voting Blocs That Could Transform Nigerian Politics

The country’s stability and prosperity will hinge on whether they can translate their grievances into political power in the upcoming election.

· February 14, 2023
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Kleptocratic Adaptation: Anticipating the Next Stage in the Battle Against Transnational Kleptocracy

Confronting kleptocratic networks will be a defining challenge for democratic societies and their policymakers. Unfortunately, too many democracies fail to prioritize global corruption as a major national security threat or to see how their own laws, institutions, and social norms enable it.

· January 17, 2023
International Forum for Democratic Studies (NED)
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Halting the Kleptocratic Capture of Local Government in Nigeria

Despite their hard-hitting rhetoric, Nigeria’s political leaders have done little to rein in local government corruption and the governance failures it causes.

· July 18, 2022
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How Russia’s Hollow Humanitarianism Hurt Its Vaccine Diplomacy in Africa

If Russia wants to be influential on the continent, African political and economic leaders should demand more of Moscow, not simply settle for the symbolic diplomatic engagements or agreements at which the Russian leadership excels.

· April 28, 2022
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The Cleansing Power of Ivory Towers: How Elite Educational Institutions Legitimize Kleptocrats’ Children

Regrettably, educational institutions that accept illicit funding and welcome students from families with ties to criminal activity currently do little to counteract this threat.

· March 30, 2022
The International Forum for Democratic Studies
article
Nigeria’s Ambivalence to Russia’s COVID-19 Diplomacy

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has been slow to land in Nigeria. To explain why Russia’s vaccine diplomacy fell short, these domestic factors in Nigeria need to be taken into account.

· January 12, 2022
In The Media
in the media
Pro-government Groups Helped Quash Nigeria’s Protests Last Year. Who’s Really Behind These Groups?

In many other countries—both developed and developing—these types of maneuvers are also used to stifle dissent and perpetuate ruling elites’ hold on power. In this respect, the recent rise of pro-government NGOs in Nigeria may be a cautionary tale.

· October 7, 2021
In The Media
in the media
NNPC Profits, NDA Attacked, and Doctors Under Attack

A conversation on key news stories from Nigeria.

· August 30, 2021