Poor leadership, corruption and lack of accountability have helped make the Niger-Delta region one of the country’s most underdeveloped areas. […]
A people without a voice in Nigeria’s oil-producing towns
Bureaucracy weighs down Indonesian education
Jakarta university educators must scan their fingerprints on one of 15 machines on campus every morning, afternoon and evening. […]
Reuters: Cheng Li on President Xi Jinping
Xi appears to have traded securing favorable amendments to the constitution in exchange for a compromise on the make-up of the Standing Committee. […]
CatholicPhilly: Ezra Fieser on rebuilding in the Caribbean
The Catholic Church is coordinating shipments of construction equipment for families on islands largely destroyed by hurricanes Irma and Maria. […]
Why has French secularism become so divisive?
The country’s recent attacks have given a new edge to an old debate. […]
Politico: Neri Zilber on Israel and Syria
What started with an isolated event has expanded into a massive cross-border military operation to provide food, aid and infrastructure. […]
Devex: Malia Politzer on global health security
Pandemics are the greatest global risk by far, with the potential to wipe out between 5 and 10 percent of the world’s GDP. […]
A safe space for Indonesia’s transgender Muslims
A Jakarta school enables students to rediscover their faith. […]
Saudi “philanthrocapitalism” in Indonesian educational spaces
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An entourage of 1,500 people, consisting of more than 800 delegates, 25 princes and 10 ministers. Over 500 tons of cargo, including two Mercedes Benz limousines and two electric elevators. Seven planes. All for a one-week trip to Indonesia. The grandeur of the proposed visit by King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, […]
WPJ: Robbie Corey-Boulet on the challenges for LGBT Liberians
The election of Donald Trump and the selection of a successor to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this fall threaten to undo recent progress. […]