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Ethiopia’s political ripple a big test for infrastructure-led Chinese approach

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Niv Horesh | January 5, 2017 | The Conversation Nearly three months into the state of emergency declared by Ethiopia, the atmosphere on the streets of its bustling and impressively modern metropolis and capital, Addis Ababa, feels tense. At 2,355m above sea level, the climate is pleasantly mild most of the year. Its broad thoroughfares are studded with magnificent … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s political ripple a big test for infrastructure-led Chinese approach

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017

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Jean-Marie Guéhenno | January 5, 2017 | Foreign Policy From Turkey to Mexico, the list of the world’s most volatile flashpoints got a lot more unpredictable this year. The world is entering its most dangerous chapter in decades. The sharp uptick in war over recent years is outstripping our ability to cope with the consequences. From the global refugee crisis to the … [Read more...] about 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017

Cyberwar for Sale

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MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ | JAN. 4, 2017 | The New York Times Magazine After a maker of surveillance software was hacked, its leaked documents shed light on a shadowy global industry that has turned email theft into a terrifying — and lucrative — political weapon. On the morning of May 18, 2014, Violeta Lagunes was perplexed by a series of strange messages that appeared … [Read more...] about Cyberwar for Sale

Al Shabab’s Resurgence

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Joshua Meservey | January 3, 2017 Foreign Affairs Why Its Campaign of Terror Will Likely Accelerate Al Shabab, the al Qaeda affiliate that has bedeviled the East African country of Somalia for a decade, is currently enjoying its most successful run of attacks in years against the Somali government. Since mid-August alone, the group has killed a number of … [Read more...] about Al Shabab’s Resurgence

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I Was in the Motorcade That Struck and Killed 6-Year-Old Toussaint Birwe

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HELENE COOPER | JAN. 5, 2017 | The New York Times Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this piece, Helene Cooper, The Times’s Pentagon correspondent, explains why she went back to Cameroon months later to write a second article about “The Boy, the Ambassador and the Deadly Encounter on … [Read more...] about I Was in the Motorcade That Struck and Killed 6-Year-Old Toussaint Birwe

Africa’s most toxic lakes are a paradise for fearless flamingos

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Paul Rose | January 5, 2017 | The Conversation The world’s most seemingly-toxic lakes are under threat. And they are also home to one of our most familiar birds: the flamingo. All flamingo species have evolved to live in some of the planet’s most extreme wetlands, like caustic “soda lakes”, hypersaline lagoons or high-altitude salt flats. One species, the lesser … [Read more...] about Africa’s most toxic lakes are a paradise for fearless flamingos