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(Nigeria) Nigeria’s Internal Security Problem (CFR)

Nkasi Wodu The Nigerian minister of defense recently enjoined Nigerians to take up arms to defend themselves against marauding bandits in their communities. The minister’s statement aligns...

(Mexico) Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels (CFR)

Violence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels. https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/mexicos-long-war-drugs-crime-and-cartels

(USA/North Korea) Transition 2021 Series: A Gathering Storm—The Future of U.S.-North Korea Policy (CFR)

Speakers Victor D. Cha Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs and D.S. Song-KF Endowed Chair in Government and International Affairs, Georgetown University; Senior Vice...

(Myanmar) At least 10 media workers detained amid anti-coup protests in Myanmar, including AP journalist Thein Zaw (CPJ)

https://cpj.org/2021/02/at-least-10-media-workers-detained-amid-anti-coup-protests-in-myanmar-including-ap-journalist-thein-zaw/

(Cities) Accelerating a Just Transition to Smart, Sustainable Cities (CIGI)

Sarah Burch Smart cities collect data for many different purposes, such as to manage resources and service delivery. While using data to monitor traffic and...

(IMF) Tristan Walker on Innovation at the International Monetary Fund (CIGI)

Kevin Carmichael Christine Lagarde, the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund, will be remembered for pushing the institution out of its comfort...

(Taiwan) Global Platform Governance Network: A Conversation with Audrey Tang (CIGI)

Taiwan’s response to controlling the spread of COVID-19 is one of the most effective in the world. In a virtual interview for the Centre for...

(Myanmar) The ineffectiveness of economic sanctions (ORF)

SAARANSH MISHRA The recent coup orchestrated by the Tatmadaw (military) in Myanmar has attracted deep concerns and condemnation from all around the world, with countries calling...

(India) Rare diseases in India: Still a blind spot (ORF)

OOMMEN C. KURIAN PARVATHY KRISHNAN VIJAY SAPPANI On Rare Disease Day, an analysis of India’s policy for those suffering from these ailments https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/rare-diseases-in-india-still-a-blind-spot/

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