CIGA Staff

CIGA Staff

Ethiopia at risk of another long-term war

Author: Kjetil Tronvoll Affiliation: Bjørknes University College, Director of Oslo Analytica Organization/Publisher: The Africa Report, Jeune Afrique Media Group (JAMG); Ethiopia Insight Date/Place: February 3, 2021/Paris, France Type of Literature: Report Word Count: 4308 Link: Keywords:  War Crimes, Conflict…

Grave New World: Why Biden’s job will be so much harder than his predecessors’

Author: Graham Allison Affiliation: Harvard Kennedy School Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy  Date/Place: January 15, 2021/ USA Type of Literature: Essay Word Count: 1960 Link:https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/15/biden-10-challenges-foreign-policy-economy-united-states-china/    Keywords: Joe Biden, China’s Rise, US Decline, Coming Challenges, and Grave New World Brief: Allison opens his…

Can Regulation Douse Populism’s Online Fires?

Author: Nikhil Pahwa,  Affiliation: MediaNama (SaveTheInternet.in campaign) Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy Date/Place:  January 8, 2021/USA Type of Literature: Argument Word Count:  1582 Link: Keywords: Social Networks, Hate Speech, Safe Harbor Provisions, Coordinated Messaging, Disinformation Brief:  Contemporary politicians don’t abstain from utilizing…

The Insurrection and Its Discontents: American Exceptionalism Revisited

Author: Ramzy Baroud  Affiliation: Independent Journalist and Palestinian Historian  Organization/Publisher: Politics Today  Date/Place: January 18, 2021/USA Type of Literature: Opinion  Word Count: 1000  Link:   Keywords: America, Trump, Democracy, Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent    Brief:   With the storming of Capitol Hill on 6th January, it seemed as if American…