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eautiful sunset in the Jemaa El Fna square in the city of Marrakech

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Domestic Discontent Spreading in Russia and Belarus

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Crunch Time for South Africa and the ANC

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 31, 2017

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2 Min Read

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Growth Expectations Stir Unrest In Ivory Coast

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 29, 2017

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2 Min Read

Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, appears in a video in which he warns Cameroon it faces the same fate as Nigeria. (Boko Haram video screenshot)

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Justifying War: The Salafi-Jihadi Appropriation of Sufi Jihad in the Sahel-Sahara

Abdulbasit Kassim

Graduate Student, Islamic Studies & African Religions, Rice University

Jacob Zenn

Research Analyst, The Jamestown Foundation, and Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Abdulbasit Kassim & Jacob Zenn

Mar 1, 2017

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Drama en Gambia

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The Story of the Tunisian Revolution

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

Dec 19, 2016

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1 Min Read

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South African Prosecutors Drop Bogus Charges Against Finance Minister

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Nov 1, 2016

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2 Min Read

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Our Press Falls Down on the Job Again

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 12, 2016

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2 Min Read

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The Battle for the Future of South Africa Intensifies

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 6, 2016

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3 Min Read

View of the city of Monastir and of the mosque, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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The "End of Islamism" and the Future of Tunisia

Said Ferjani

Apr 29, 2016

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Another Shambolic Election in Africa

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 25, 2016

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3 Min Read

A non-licensed private cab driver working with Uber shows a Uber mobile application in Nairobi on February 4, 2016. (SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Period of Conflict and Clash

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 3, 2016

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6 Min Read

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