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Why Finland’s Hosting of the Trump-Putin Summit Is More Than Just Cold War Nostalgia

Richard Gowan Monday, July 16, 2018

In hosting today’s summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Finland has risked being associated with a potential debacle over which it has no substantive control. Finland’s readiness to host the meeting echoes Cold War-era precedents. But it would be a mistake to assume that Finnish diplomacy is unchanging or passive.

A Party Split in Nigeria May Be the Least of Buhari’s Re-Election Worries

Alex Thurston Monday, July 16, 2018

Africa Watch

A Tax on Twitter Is Sending Ugandans Into the Streets

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, July 13, 2018

Trend Lines Podcast

Will the Acclaimed Film ‘Rafiki’ Advance Freedom of Expression in Kenya?

The Editors Friday, July 13, 2018

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

Prashanth Parameswaran Friday, July 13, 2018

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Trump Has Hastened the Loss of America’s Strategic Vision

Steven Metz Friday, July 13, 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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How Trump Could Make Uncertainty a Permanent Feature of U.S. Foreign Policy

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Europe

After ETA, the Dream of a Basque State Lives On

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Tuesday, July 17, 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

What Direction Will Mexico’s Security Policy Take Under AMLO?

Eric L. Olson Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Africa

A Party Split in Nigeria May Be the Least of Buhari’s Re-Election Worries

Alex Thurston Monday, July 16, 2018

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