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Autocratic Togo Is Out of Step With West Africa. Will Its Neighbors Take Action?

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ever since protests against Togo’s president, Faure Gnassingbe, broke out 11 months ago, international engagement—including from ECOWAS, the West African regional body—has been ineffective. But the stalemate may not last forever, and the coming weeks and months could bring opportunities for ECOWAS to redeem itself.

El Salvador’s Legacy of Impunity Hampers Its Ongoing Fight Against Corruption

Christine Wade Thursday, July 12, 2018

How Committed Is the EU to Expanding Into the Balkans?

James Ker-Lindsay Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Column

Why Trump’s Attacks Are Not the Biggest Threat NATO Faces

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, July 11, 2018

The Rest of the World Has Warmed to Thailand’s Military Rulers

Joshua Kurlantzick Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Column

What Is the Endgame for the Trump Trade Wars?

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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A Kenyan Director Made History at Cannes, but Kenyans Still Can’t Watch Her Film

Nanjala Nyabola Tuesday, July 10, 2018

“Rafiki,” a film by the director Wanuri Kahiu that centers on a romance between two women, has brought global attention to Kenyan cinema. But officials have deemed it unfit for local audiences. A looming legal showdown is animating debate about freedom of expression and how the state uses and abuses its power.

Is It Time for France and New Caledonia to Go Their Separate Ways?

Catherine Wilson Tuesday, July 3, 2018

In Context

Transitional Justice in Africa Goes Far Beyond the Embattled ICC

The Editors Thursday, June 28, 2018

Duterte’s Drug War Has Killed Thousands. Now the Victims’ Families Are Pushing Back

Ana P. Santos Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The ‘Myths and Lies’ Behind the U.S. Military’s Growing Presence in Africa

Joe Penney Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Why Britain’s Conservatives Cannot Shake the ‘Nasty Party’ Label

Aleks Eror Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Trump Has Hastened the Loss of America’s Strategic Vision

Steven Metz Friday, July 13, 2018

Europe

How Committed Is the EU to Expanding Into the Balkans?

James Ker-Lindsay Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

The Dawn of Turkey’s Fifth Republic

Iyad Dakka Monday, July 2, 2018

Asia-Pacific

What’s Behind Vietnam’s Anti-China Protests?

Prashanth Parameswaran Friday, July 13, 2018

The Americas

El Salvador’s Legacy of Impunity Hampers Its Ongoing Fight Against Corruption

Christine Wade Thursday, July 12, 2018

Africa

A Tax on Twitter Is Sending Ugandans Into the Streets

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, July 13, 2018

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