https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/china-decline-deena-so-oteh-illustration.jpg Decline is a tricky concept. The term makes us think of a country that is falling like a rock—one whose power and capabilities are dropping across the board. But a country can be in relative decline vis-à-vis a fast-growing adversary even if its own power is still increasing. It can be surging forward in…
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/03/31/world/31kenya-court01/31kenya-court01-moth.jpg Civil society groups had criticized the proposal as an attempt to expand presidential power and strengthen the elite’s grip on national politics. NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s top court on Thursday quashed an initiative by the president to amend the Constitution, dealing a major blow to a plan that could have cemented his ability to shape…
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/MUYveoYo0jhxgqbUw59NJ9oxeRU=/960x540/media/img/2022/03/DIS_Lead_ApplebaumUkraineHP/original.jpg In February 1994, in the grand ballroom of the town hall in Hamburg, Germany, the president of Estonia gave a remarkable speech. Standing before an audience in evening dress, Lennart Meri praised the values of the democratic world that Estonia then aspired to join. “The freedom of every individual, the freedom of the economy…
Namibia Strikes First Oil Namibia, a nation of about 3 million people in Southern Africa, wants to start producing its own oil in four years. This news comes after Shell, a British multinational oil and gas company struck the country’s first offshore oil discovery at the Graff‑1 well. Hailed as the “final frontier” of oil exploration…
An African Nation Contending with Two Governments Tensions in Libya have risen again with the appointment of a new Premier, Fathi Bashagha, by the Parliament in Tobruk. Bashagha is now contending for the position with Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, an UN-recognized leader. After the announcement, Bashagha went to Tripoli airport to deliver his inaugural speech as…
The country of Haiti has been demonized for years in the international media. The Caribbean nation has been called everything, from a failed state to a nation of gangs. The assassination of President Juvenal Moise in the dead of night on July 7, while engendering sorrow around the world, gave plenty of ammunition to media in…
Uncovering the News — 04/13/21 – 04/19/21 What’s At Stake: This week we give credit to the Ugandan armed forces and the media who are working to build better relations. This is a big deal for a country known for clamping down on its media institutions. On Friday, April 16, two soccer games were held…
The news headlines following the passing of Tanzanian leader John Magufuli paint him in a negative light. This is not fair. Magufuli became president in 2015 and won reelection to a second term following the October 2020 general elections. Tanzania is often hailed as one of the African continent’s most democratic, politically stable, and prosperous African nations.…
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