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Andrew Wojtanik
- Has Boko Haram met its match? Chad and the African intervention force in Nigeria
- How to avoid Ebola-inspired violence in West Africa
- Should the U.S. be training and equipping African armies? The logic of security assistance and its discontents
- To combat Boko Haram, it’s time for Nigeria to think big
- “War” in West Africa?
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Sara Plana
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William J. Vogt
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Category Archives: territorial disputes
March Madness at Notes on the Periphery!: Part 5 (full bracket)
Over the past month, Will Vogt and I have unveiled an entire “bracket,” modeled off the 68-team format used during college basketball’s final tournament, to provide a short preview of 64 “forgotten” conflicts across the world. In each “regional”—Middle East … Continue reading
Obscurity: Celebrating the Birth of a Microstate
Today’s post will deal with the lighter side of international relations. Here, I will explore a case study in individualist, independent thinking that makes America great. In honor of the 31st anniversary of the Conch Republic, I will briefly tell … Continue reading
Posted in General, Latin America, territorial disputes, US policy
Tagged conch republic, florida, key west, microstate, obscurity
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March Madness at Notes on the Periphery!: Part 3 (Latin America)
We’re now near the end of the most exciting three weeks of the year—NCAA college basketball’s final tournament. For those of you who might not know: each year, 68 college teams (annoyingly bumped up from 65 a few years ago) … Continue reading
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April 7, 2013
Tagged argentina, Aves Island, Belize, Bolivia, bracket, Brazil, Caribbean, Colombia, conflict, Dominica, drug cartels, drugs, Ecuador, El Salvador, FARC, favelas, gangs, Georgetown, Georgetown Hoyas, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, indigenous, land rights, Latin America, March Madness, Mexico, Survival International, TIPNIS, tournament, United States, Venezuela, violence, Yanomami
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March Madness at Notes on the Periphery!: Part 2 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
We’re now two weeks into the most exciting three weeks of the year—NCAA college basketball’s final tournament. For those of you who might not know: each year, 68 college teams (annoyingly bumped up from 65 a few years ago) compete … Continue reading
Posted in Angola, Central Africa, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, March Madness, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, territorial disputes, terrorism, Uganda, West Africa
Tagged Acholi, Afar, al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab, AMISOM, Angola, Ansar Dine, Ansaru, AQIM, ARDUF, Blue Nile, Boko Haram, border dispute, Bozize, Cabinda, CAR, Casamance, Central African Republic, Chad, civil war, CNDP, Congo, Darfur, David Yau Yau, Diola, Djotodia, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, FDLR, FLEC, France, French intervention, George Athor, insurgency, Jason Stearns, JEM, Jonglei, Joseph Kony, Kenya, Kenyan intervention, Kivu, Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, M-23, Mali, March Madness, MFDC, MNLA, Mombasa, Mombasa Republican Council, MRC, MUJAO, Nigeria, Nuba, Ogaden, oil, OLF, Omar al-Bashir, ONLF, Oromo, Oromo Liberation Front, Peter Gadet, proxy, Seleka, Senegal, SLA, SLM/A, Somalia, South Kordofan, South Sudan, South Sudan Liberation Army, SPLA, SPLM-N, SPLM-North, SSLA, TFG, UFR, Uganda, Yau Yau militia
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