Putin and the Psychology of Nuclear Brinksmanship
The War in Ukraine Hinges on One Man’s Thoughts and Feelings – By Rose McDermott, Reid Pauly, and Paul Slovic Shortly after the West rebuked Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and imposed...
Author: Frank Ofili
Diversifying the CIA: A Response to “How Secrecy Limits Diversity
To the Editor: Matthew Connelly and Patricia Irvin raised several important points in their recent article about the need for greater diversity in the U.S. intelligence community (“How Secrecy Limits Diversity,” May 12, 2023). From the...
How Secrecy Limits Diversity
The Security-Clearance Process Keeps Many Qualified People Out of America’s National Security Workforce – By Matthew Connelly and Patricia Irvin In December 2022, the Department of Energy announced that it was righting a historic...
The Global Economy’s Future Depends on Africa
As Others Slow, a Youthful Continent Can Drive Growth – By Jack A. Goldstone and John F. May In recent decades, the engine of the world economy has been the spectacular growth of China....
Otedola finally speaks on N250bn Transcorp Plc offer
Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, says he offered to acquire Transcorp Plc for N250 billion and take the company’s market capitalisation to N2 trillion but his bid was rejected. Recently, Otedola acquired a 5.52 percent stake in...
The Case for Banning Crypto
For Finance, the Blockchain’s Risks Far Outweigh Its Rewards – By Hilary Allen On November 11, 2022, the cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed, nine days after a copy of the balance sheet of its affiliated...
Putin’s Peril
The Kremlin’s Strongman Is Not as Secure as He Seems – Tatiana Stanovaya In just under a year, on March 17, Russians will head to the polls for the 2024 presidential election. Given the...
The People vs. Donald Trump
Indicting the Former President Will Test American Democracy – Lucan Ahmad Way After years of watching U.S. President Donald Trump flout democratic norms and the rule of law, it is easy to feel a...
Why Force Fails
The Dismal Track Record of U.S. Military Interventions – By Jennifer Kavanagh and Bryan Frederick American soldiers have been deployed abroad almost continuously since the end of World War II. The best-known foreign interventions—in...
More Notes On The Elections – Reuben Abati
The prevalence of the comic spirit is one of those distinctive features of Nigerian life and society – one of those things that make us who we are – our capacity to turn every season, every...
