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Syria

Syria’s Civil War

Photo Essay by CFR.org Editors December 20, 2024
Syria

Weighing Syria’s Future

In this video interview, CFR’s Steven A. Cook sits down with CNN’s Primetime Weekend Newsroom anchor Jessica Dean and CNN military analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling to discuss a post-Assad Syria.

Article by Steven A. Cook December 9, 2024
Russia

Moscow Attack Shows Troubling, Lethal Reach of ISIS

The mass casualty theater attack in Moscow was a reminder that affiliates of the Islamic State have reorganized and infiltrated even powerful states.

In Brief by Bruce Hoffman March 23, 2024

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Nigeria

Dependency Theory

The phenomenon of state-sponsored weddings across Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim northern region raises pertinent questions on the limits of political benevolence.

Post by Ebenezer Obadare October 30, 2023 Africa in Transition
Syria

Defeated and Detained, Islamic State Still Poses Extremism Threat

Years after defeating the Islamic State on the battlefield, world governments are now grappling with what to do with the thousands of war-related detainees in Syria.

In Brief by Kali Robinson July 31, 2023
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 24-30

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 24 to June 30, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program July 7, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker

The Council on Foreign Relations' Nigeria Security Tracker was an effort to catalog and map political violence based on a weekly survey of Nigerian and international press. The last update to the tracker was July 1, 2023. The data presented included violent incidents related to political, economic, and social grievances directed at the state or other affiliated groups (or, conversely, the state employing violence to respond to those incidents.)

Tracker by Michelle Gavin July 1, 2023 Africa Program
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 17-23

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 17 to June 23, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program June 27, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 10-16

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 10 to June 16, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program June 23, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 3-9

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 3 to June 9, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program June 13, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 27-June 2

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 27 to June 2, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program June 9, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 20-26

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 20 to May 26, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program June 2, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 13-19

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 13 to May 19, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program May 25, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 6-12

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 6 to May 12, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program May 18, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 29-May 5

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from April 29 to May 5, 2023.

Post by CFR Africa Program May 9, 2023 Africa in Transition