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TechStream

How the NSC can better tackle emerging technology threats

Brendan McCord and Zoe A. Y. Weinberg

Monday, February 1, 2021

Residents of the Praia Nova neighbourhood seek shelter from Tropical Cyclone Eloise, in Beira, Mozambique, January 23, 2021. Picture taken January 23, 2021. UNICEF/Franco/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Kenya-Somali relations sour, Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique, and tensions in and around Ethiopia escalate

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during the inauguration of the 19th Parliament's non-ordinary session in Amman, Jordan December 10, 2020. Jordanian Royal Palace/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Order from Chaos

Facing a multitude of challenges of its own, Jordan welcomes Biden

Thursday, January 21, 2021

An election official shows a ballot after polling stations closed during the presidential elections in Kampala, Uganda, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and Uganda updates

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Graphic showing COVID hotspots around the world.

Order from Chaos

Recapping 10 of the biggest foreign policy and national security stories of 2020

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. Picture taken November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: COVID-19 vaccine, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso updates

Saturday, December 5, 2020

A demonstrator holding stones in his hands makes the V for victory. After the deadly blast of August 4 that devastated the capital, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Martyrs Square to shout their revolt and demand the resignation of the government. Violent clashes took place between the demonstrators and the riot police. Beirut, Saturday, August 8, 2020. Karine Pierre / Hans Lucas.Un manifestant tenant des pierres dans ses mains, fait le V de la victoire. Apres l'explosion meurtriere du 4 aout qui a devaste la capitale, des milliers de manifestants se sont rassembles place des Martyrs pour crier leur revolte et demander la demission du gouvernement. De violents affrontements ont eu lieu entre les manifestants et la police anti emeute. Beyrouth, samedi 8 aout 2020. Karine Pierre / Hans Lucas.NO USE FRANCE

Op-Ed

Innovation in transitional justice: Experiences from the Arab region

Noha Aboueldahab

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate as they slow drive through central London August 17, 2013. Supporters of Mursi fought a gunbattle with security forces in a Cairo mosque on Saturday, while Egypt's army-backed government, facing deepening chaos, considered banning his Muslim Brotherhood group. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)

Op-Ed

Combatting injustice from abroad: the diaspora’s role in transitional justice in Egypt

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Sheik Muktar Robow Abu Mansur (2nd R), spokesman of Somalia's Islamic al-Shabab, leaves a news conference after vowing to step up attacks against government soldiers and foreign troops in Mogadishu December 14, 2008. Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf sacked his prime minister on Sunday after they disagreed on a new cabinet demanded by donors, throwing his Western-backed interim government into disarray. Hassan Hussein Nur Adde was the second premier fired by Yusuf and had been in the job for only about a year. The fragile administration is fighting Islamist rebels who control the south and are camped on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)

Order from Chaos

Facing elections and a potential US troop withdrawal, risks to Somalia’s security abound

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, November 23, 2020

Sidi Brahim Mohamed Embarek talks to Reuters journalists as he stands beside the wreckage of a Moroccan air force F-5, which was shot down by the Polisario in a 1991 battle in the Western Sahara war, in Tifariti, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra SEARCH “POLISARIO” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Fighting in Ethiopia, end of cease-fire in Western Sahara, and debt relief updates

Saturday, November 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Order from Chaos

What Ethiopia’s crisis means for Somalia

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, November 20, 2020

Report

Multilateralism: What policy options to strengthen international cooperation?

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to the mission to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri//File Photo

Order from Chaos

Averting civil war in Ethiopia: It’s time to propose elements of a negotiated settlement

Monday, November 16, 2020

A volunteer holds an Ethiopian flag during a blood donation ceremony for the injured members of Ethiopia's National Defense Forces (ENDF) fighting against Tigray's special forces on the border between Amhara and Tigray, at the stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Post-election updates, Nigeria ratifies AfCFTA, and continued unrest in Ethiopia

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Officials count the presidential election ballots in Abidjan, Ivory Coast October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Unrest in Ethiopia, contentious elections results in Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire, and a new UK-Kenya trade deal

Saturday, November 7, 2020