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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the complete list of Senators-elect in Nigeria following the February 25 National Assembly elections. Recall that INEC released the list across its official social media handles on Monday night. The list includes the full name, gender, and political party affiliation...
What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Effective Governance – By Nataliya Gumenyuk This article is part of a series examining what a year of war in Ukraine has revealed. In July 2021, seven months...
Why the New President Will Need to Strengthen the State Over the past two decades, Nigeria’s democracy has grown much more competitive. Elections have become more transparent and less susceptible to elite manipulation. The...
What the Disaster in Ukraine Has Done to the Kremlin—and to Russia – By Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman | January 13, 2023 Winning a long war requires a mobilization of troops and supplies that can...
