Hunger In The Midst of Plenty As A Retardant to Sustainable Development In sub-Saharan Africa: A UNDP Report Concludes.

Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic resurgence unless it eliminates the hunger…


The Unions Of Two Continents to Resolve Conflicts And Strengthen Security In Africa

The EU and the African Union are developing a security and development partnership, based on…


Is Poverty Key To An Understanding Of Terrorism And National Security?

Carol Lancaster.  Imagine the following advertisement for Al Qaeda: “Wanted: Educated individuals…


Africa: Security and Development for the 21st Century

Shannon D Beebe.   “If the West is to continue to assert that there should be African…


Emancipating Africa’s Growth Potential As Despotic Rulers Say Their Good-Byes.

  By 2014, not only were all countries free from colonialism, but most had also overthrown the…


Functional And Failed States In Africa Remain In Need Of Western Military Power To Curb Domestic Terrorism

Claire Metelits. The events of 9/11 brought increased engagement with the African continent.1 Yet,…


The Nigerian Banking Reforms of 2005 May Have Shielded The Economy From The 2008 Global Recession

  Professor Lisa Cook.   Abstract. The Nigerian banking system was in crisis for much of…


Economic Growth Requires Love; Certainly Not In Its Common Apprehension

  Paul Cleveland. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I…


Would Direct Dividend Transfers To The Poor In Resource-Rich Countries Act As Antidote To The Natural Resource Curse?

  The Oil-to-Cash policy initiative by the Center for Global Development to help the lot of…


An Islamic Caliphate Within A Sovereign Nation Is A Threat To Controlling International Norms

  The idea of a Caliphate within the territorial competence of a sovereign nation is a…