After Jonathan's meeting with Obama
by Paul Lubeck, Michael Watts
For the first time in Nigerian history a southern minority was declared the President, in the April 2011 elections. In ... Read More »
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Commentary - Africa
Finally, a Legitimate Nigerian Election
by Paul Lubeck, Michael J. Watts
The Mark, Jun-13-2011 | Article
For the vast majority of Nigeria’s 73 million voters, cynicism and resignation are the trademarks of Nigerian politics... Read More »
Time to Rein in Mideast Arms Trade
The Hill, Jun-03-2011 | Article
President Obama’s evolving policy towards the rapid changes in the Middle East and North Africa has one glaring ... Read More »
For Gaddafi, a Home in St. Helena
The Washington Post, Jun-02-2011 | Article
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Gaddafi and his son Saif al-Islam, who certainly belong in The Hague — but at what cost?... Read More »
Horror and Hope Meet Hand in Hand
Nobel Women's Initiative, May-24-2011 | Article
500,000 women raped in Rwanda. 64,000 in Sierra Leone. 40,000 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4,500 in the Democratic ... Read More »
Blame Italy for Libya
The National Interest, Apr-28-2011 | Article
The bombs will no doubt still be dropping next year when Libya marks the passing of a century since its ... Read More »
Nuclear Weapons and the Libyan Intervention
The National Interest, Apr-11-2011 | Article
As he faces the US-NATO onslaught in the weeks ahead, will Muammar Qaddafi conclude that he made a ... Read More »
The Libyan intervention has started a dialogue about military spending - Now let's look at the more expensive, never-ending Afghanistan war
AlterNet, Apr-07-2011 | Article
Congress, the media, and the public are rightly asking whether America should be spending $1 billion or ... Read More »
America's Costliest War
The Huffington Post, Apr-05-2011 | Article
Congress, the media, and the public are rightly asking whether America should be spending $1 billion or more... Read More »
Drugs, Guns and Gold: The Criminal Scourge of the Developing World
by Raymond Baker, Jeremy Hanken
The Huffington Post, Feb-10-2011 | Article
Rumors spread today about the potential departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but just last week, the ... Read More »
