Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nigeria’s just concluded presidential elections have been focusing minds in London and Washington. Like tens of millions of Nigerian voters, Anglo-American officials realized what was at stake. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and is on track to be the third most populous country in the world by 2045.
Nigeria’s presidential transition offers US and UK policymakers a chance to reset their relations with Abuja.
This year’s Jan. 8 attack on Brazilian democracy drew quick comparisons to the storming of the U.S. Capitol almost exactly two years prior.
In an interview, Chibli Mallat talks about the former U.S. president and his abiding interest in the Middle East.
Türkiye’s post-Cold War policy in the Black Sea, based on the vision of a Russian-Turkish duopoly of power, has lapsed. In this less predictable and more unstable environment, Türkiye will continue to pursue its balancing act between Russia and the West.
If Israel and Iran enter into conflict over Tehran’s nuclear program, one of the main losers may be Moscow.
There are many reasons why private right of action is a strange and counterproductive way of running a government. It is not clear that the societal costs of private enforcement are overall less than state enforcement.
Turkey has been here before. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Turkey in 1999 exposed the ineffectiveness of the state and is generally viewed as the prelude to the political shock that brought Erdogan’s AKP to power in 2002. Maybe history will repeat.
Putin’s speech implied that Russia and the West are completely incompatible, so Russia can do nothing but fight to be the last one standing in the battle for survival.
Ahead of the EU-led donors’ conference, the political ambitions of Syrian and Turkish leaders extend far beyond humanitarian aid. Western governments must tread a fine line between human solidarity and rough politics.