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Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor

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Humans and other species have a gene mutation that lets them digest alcohol. In other species, it’s missing. Rachel Nuwer | May 20, 2020 | The New York Times Humans are not the only animals that get drunk. Birds that gorge on fermented berries and sap are known to fall out of trees and crash into windows. Elk that overdo it with rotting apples get stuck in trees. Moose … [Read more...] about Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor

After Kim Jong Un

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It Is Time to Plan for North Korea’s Inevitable Succession Crisis Katrin Fraser Katz and Victor Cha | May 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs Last month’s media frenzy over the health and possible death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seemed in many respects like an indulgent diversion. During the nearly three-week period, starting on April 11, when Kim did not appear in … [Read more...] about After Kim Jong Un

China Has Two Paths to Global Domination

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And a lot is riding on whether Washington can figure out which strategy Beijing has chosen. Hal Brands and Jake Sullivan |May 22, 2020 | Foreign Policy Xi Jinping’s China is displaying a superpower’s ambition. Only a few years ago, many American observers still hoped that China would reconcile itself to a supporting role in the liberal international order or would … [Read more...] about China Has Two Paths to Global Domination

Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play

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Mulugeta G Berhe | May 18, 2020 | The Conversation The decision by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to postpone the elections in Ethiopia has created a constitutional crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is the context for this but not the cause. The Ethiopian government decided to postpone the scheduled elections for an unlimited time as a result of the pandemic. But this extension … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play

Nigeria was once an indisputable leader in Africa: what happened?

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Sheriff Folarin | May 24, 2020 | The Conversation The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in recent years, been put into question. Issues like corruption and infrastructural decay have held the country down from playing a leadership role in Africa. As have transitions from one poor leadership to another. A visionary leadership is lacking … [Read more...] about Nigeria was once an indisputable leader in Africa: what happened?

So Close, Yet So Far: An Account of the Negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Part I)

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Mohamed Helal | 04.05.2020 | Egypt Independent [Dr. Mohamed S. Helal, Assistant Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law and Affiliated Faculty, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University, and is currently serving as a legal counsel with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.]  For almost a decade, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have … [Read more...] about So Close, Yet So Far: An Account of the Negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Part I)

Eritreans Sue E.U. Over Use of Forced Labor Back Home

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Matina Stevis-Gridneff |May 13, 2020 | The New York Times An Amsterdam-based group has filed a lawsuit against the European Union for funding an infrastructure project in Eritrea built by conscripts. BRUSSELS — A Netherlands-based group of Eritreans sued the European Union on Wednesday, demanding it cease financing a project in the east African dictatorship that uses … [Read more...] about Eritreans Sue E.U. Over Use of Forced Labor Back Home