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A New Administration Won’t Heal American Democracy Published: November 6, 2020
The Rot in U.S. Political Institutions Runs Deeper Than Donald Trump Larry Diamond | November 5, 2020 | Foreign Affairs Trump in Clive, Iowa, September 2016 Mike Segar / Reuters Regardless of who wins the 2020 presidential election, the health of Ameri …
Why a proposed Horn of Africa bloc could destabilise the larger region Published: October 24, 2020
Ingo Henneberg and Sören Stapel |September 8, 2020 | The Conversation Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki (left), Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) and Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Relations in the Horn of Africa …
In Ethiopia, a heated political tug-of-war sparks security fears Published: October 21, 2020
Concerns grow as bitter dispute between Abiy Ahmed’s federal government and Tigray regional leaders intensifies. Elias Gebreselassie | 19 October 2020 | Aljazeera Community members in Tikul guard the entrance of a polling stations during the Tigray reg …
Speaking truth to power: A free press is the lifeblood of democracy Published: October 20, 2020
Brij Maharaj | 19 October 2020 | Daily Maverick We must zealously guard the freedom of the press that is entrenched in our Constitution and which has repeatedly come under attack by, among others, the EFF and the ANC. When freedom of expression is …
How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa Published: October 20, 2020
Nomsa Maseko | 19 Oct 2020 | Mail & Guardian Lesotho workers in a factory. (BBC) Trade relations between the United States and Africa have declined significantly in the last few years. Many of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Sub S …
If America Were in Africa Published: October 20, 2020
U.S. Diplomats Would Be Ringing the Alarm Bells Reuben E. Brigety II | October 19, 2020 | Foreign Affairs Armed Trump supporters face off against counter-protesters in Louisville, Kentucky, September 2020 In April 2013, when I was the Deputy Assistan …
How Police Compare in Different Democracies Published: October 17, 2020
Recent killings by U.S. officers have sparked widespread calls for police reform and an end to systemic racism. Here’s how U.S. policing compares with other countries’ approaches. Amelia Cheatham and Lindsay Maizland | July 30, 2020 | Council on Foreig …
Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries Published: October 6, 2020
Karl Hughes | October 4, 2020 | The Conversation A maize farmer in Kenya surveys his degraded land. Photo by David Bathgate/Corbis via Getty Images Land is essential to our lives – we grow food on it and rely on it for economic growth and development. …
Climate Change Doesn’t Have to Stoke Conflict Published: September 29, 2020
Politics Matter More Than the Environment When It Comes to War and Peace Tarek Ghani and Robert Malley | September 28, 2020 | Foreign Affairs On the shores of Lake Turkana, Kenya, October 2013 Among the many sobering projections of harm to be caused by …