Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Nigeria’s major development challenge is not the ‘oil curse’, but of achieving economic diversification beyond its dependence on oil revenues, and politics plays an important role in the policy choices that have created and exacerbated this challenge.
Why divisions have deepened and what can be done to heal them.
The nature of today’s global politics calls for democratic renewal—and this renewal must look beyond the standard practices of Western democracy.
Corruption is a cause—not a result—of global instability.
The Sahara suffers from a perfect storm of weaknesses. Foreign assistance that relies exclusively on counterterrorism will only exacerbate the problems.
Author Michael Peel offers a 360-degree look at Nigeria, a country he describes as a "brittle motor of 21st-century capitalism." As Peel documents, the root of Nigeria's troubles springs from the ground: oil.
When, where, and how should the United States use military force? Drawing upon twelve recent case studies--including Bosnia, Somalia, Panama, Grenada, Haiti, and the Gulf War--Richard Haass suggests political and military guidelines for potential U.S. military interventions ranging from peacekeeping and humanitarian operations to preventive strikes and all-out warfare.