Posts by NIF USA
Africa, China, and the Debt Trap Dilemma
As China emerged from its economic isolationism in the early 1990’s, Beijing targeted Africa as a key figure in its quest for economic dominance. Recently, Chinese investment in Africa has…
Read MoreA Familiar Face Returns to Argentina’s Presidential Palace in the Midst of Another Economic Downturn
Incumbent President Mauricio Macri was defeated in Argentina’s election earlier this month, with veteran political operative Alberto Fernandez rising to the Presidency, and former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner serving…
Read MoreCatalonia
The Spanish government incensed the northern autonomous region of Catalonia when it imprisoned leaders of the Catalan separatist movement for sentences spanning between nine and thirteen years. The jailed leaders…
Read MoreEgypt
Protests, the largest since the 2013 military coup, have taken place in Cairo and across Egypt demanding the fall of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in late September due to discontent over…
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