The Threat of Boko Haram and the Continuing Crisis in Nigeria
The twin events of the Boko Haram bombings and the Petrol Protest have put the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan on notice: the government needs to address the systemic problems that inhibit progress in Nigeria.
Humanitarian Intervention: A Legal Analysis
The fact is that humanitarian intervention is here to stay. Instead of trying to get rid of it there is more prudence in allowing the lesser evil of a streamlined and legally-regulated form of humanitarian intervention to continue.
Assessing Continuity and Change in Obama’s Foreign and National Security Policies
Rather than do something on behalf of Middle East peace, the Obama administration has buckled, proving unwilling to confront an Israeli government set on measures that will greatly diminish the prospect of creating a Palestinian state.
The Human Terrain System: Clashing Moralities or Rhetorical Dead Horses?
Do the military need socio-cultural knowledge in order to complete their missions? Yes. Is this only provided by the HTS? No.
India’s Nuclear Submarine Adventure Begins Anew
Not only does a nuclear submarine enhance India’s credibility as a global military power, it is also seen as crucial in cementing the Indian Navy’s blue-water status.
Yemen: Saleh Has Gone, but His Regime Remains
Ali Abdallah Saleh — who first came to power in North Yemen in 1978 and who has ruled over united Yemen since 1990 — has finally left office and left the country. Appearances, though, may be deceiving.
Chinese Soft Power Starts at Home
Many Western analysts miss the fact that Chinese soft power is not merely a tool for building international relations. Just as important, its deployment is critical at home within the country as well as abroad. These differences are significant in practice, because they reflect the underlying differences in motivation and in stages of development.
The Hungarian Crisis
Twenty years after the transition from a Communist regime, 8 years after the joining the EU, Hungary is in a constitutional crisis.
From Lifting Liberia to Lifting Liberians: Second Term Challenges for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberia has come a long way since President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took office. In order to make good on her promise to ‘lift Liberians,’ her approach to leadership must harken back to the people who presented her with a mandate to lead, as well as those who did not.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram: the Anatomy of a Crisis
Nigerians will doubtless find ways to overcome this crisis, but the solution may not lie in counter-violence. It will take remarkable acts of statesmanship to achieve an honourable peace with Boko Haram – it was achieved in 1970 after Nigeria’s bloody civil (‘Biafran’) war. It can be done again.
