MAY 10, 2022 • page
Working within Nigeria's Sharia Courts
Since the end of military rule in 1999, some of Nigeria's states have extended Sharia laws to criminal matters. How did this system of law enter ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Nigeria and the Horror of Boko Haram
What is Boko Haram and how did it originate? How did it turn into a violent movement? Why is it in Nigeria and who is ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Vigilantism in Nigeria (2002)
Since the transition from military dictatorship to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has had a problem maintaining security within the country. Should vigilante groups fill the void ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Is Authoritarianism and Corruption Endemic in Nigeria?
Is authoritarianism and corruption endemic in Nigeria? Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka answers this question about his home country in this 2006 talk.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Arguments for Scottish Independence, 2013 (Worksheet)
In the lead-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, First Minister Salmond spoke in favor of an independent Scotland, ensuring investors that it was a safe ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Debating Tony Blair's Legacy (2007)
How should we remember Tony Blair's foreign policy? This roundtable was published the day he left office and looks beyond Blair's involvement in Iraq to ...
!["When the dining hall is well-run, the production spirit will increase" via <a href="http://chineseposters.net/gallery/e15-829.php"> chineseposters.net </a> [People's Commune dining hall]](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Chinese-poster_2023-03-03-053029_pkts.jpg?v=1746144071)
MAY 10, 2022 • page
How Do We Know China? Let Us Count the Ways
This worksheet looks at accounts from Chinese refugees about land productivity in their home provinces and then compares them to government reports.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Is Mexico Ruled by an Elite Class? [1980]
Is Mexico ruled by an elite class? In 1980--in the midst of PRI's 71-year one-party rule of the country--famed Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes answered this ...