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October 7, 2024

Nigeria
The God of All Things

Why a dangerous reliance on miracles matters for ethics and policy.

Street vendors walk past a billboard advertising visits by Pentecostal preachers to Nigeria on April 13, 2005 in Lagos, Nigeria.

December 22, 2020

Cybersecurity
The SolarWinds Compromise and the Strategic Challenge of the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain

Possibly the most significant cyber breach targeting the U.S. government in years, the compromise of SolarWinds highlights the need for a risk-based approach to supply chain security and resilience. …

The SolarWinds logo is seen outside its headquarters.

September 4, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
Ruling Parties Gear Up for Coming Elections

Despite a summer of protests, African leaders are doubling down on the status quo.

Participants pose for a group photo at a summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 17, 2024.

February 4, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus Outbreak: What Is the U.S. Public Health Response?

The CDC and other U.S. agencies are working to stop the spread of a new coronavirus that originated in China. But public health resources could become stretched if the outbreak worsens.

January 12, 2016

United States
Obama’s Drone Warfare Legacy

Today, I have a short piece in the New York Times’ “Room for Debate,” accurately summarized by its title, “Obama’s Embrace of Drone Strikes Will Be a Lasting Legacy.” The piece shows how President Ba…

Obama NCTC Dec 2015

April 23, 2020

South Korea
South Korea: How History Informed Battle With Covid-19

The 2014 Sewol ferry disaster and 2015 MERS both shaped the current administration’s successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

A woman wearing a face mask in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past a voter at a polling booth in Seoul, South Korea, on April 15, 2020.