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Ike Okonta

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Ike Okonta, an Abuja-based policy analyst and writer, is currently a fellow of the Open Society Institute, New York.

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  1. Nigeria’s Critical Election
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    Nigeria’s Critical Election

    Apr 7, 2015 Ike Okonta hopes that Muhammadu Buhari's new government finally addresses the country's numerous challenges.

  2. Sacking Sanusi

    Sacking Sanusi

    Feb 25, 2014 Ike Okonta praises Nigeria's former central bank governor for exposing high-level government corruption.

  3. Nigeria’s Poverty-Powered Insurgency
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    Nigeria’s Poverty-Powered Insurgency

    Apr 30, 2013 Ike Okonta

  4. The Nigerian Crucible
    8f1a9d0346f86fd413d99726_dr2445c.jpg Dean Rohrer

    The Nigerian Crucible

    Feb 1, 2012 Ike Okonta

  5. Nigeria’s Homegrown Terrorists
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    Nigeria’s Homegrown Terrorists

    Oct 6, 2011 Ike Okonta

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    Will India’s Election Destroy Its Democracy?

    Since taking power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have stoked Hindu nationalism, hollowed out India’s democracy, and overseen an economy that is probably performing far worse than official figures suggest. And yet Modi and the BJP are genuinely popular, making them likely – though not certain – to emerge victorious when the ongoing parliamentary election concludes in June.

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    The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism

    Shlomo Ben-Ami warns that demonizing all Israelis will only make peace less likely – though that may be the point.
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    How to Close the Gender Wage Gap

    Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir argues that Iceland’s experience lends further support to Nobel laureate economist Claudia Goldin’s research.
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    Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line

    Gordon Brown

    Just as governments are working tirelessly to conclude negotiations on a new pandemic treaty, a torrent of misinformation and fake news has been unleashed to undermine the process. For the sake of current and future generations, policymakers must resist the propaganda and get the job done.

     hopes negotiations will conclude this month, and pushes back on a last-minute wave of misinformation.
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    When Is Criticism of Israel Anti-Semitic?

    Peter Singer rejects comparisons of the recent US campus protests to the actions of Nazi student groups in the 1930s.
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    Trump’s Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation

    Maurice Obstfeld thinks the presumptive GOP nominee’s policies reflect an outdated understanding of the economy.
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    Mandela’s Heirs Face Their Biggest Election Test

    Adekeye Adebajo explains why the African National Congress could lose its 30-year monopoly on power.
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    What Explains the BJP’s Rise?

    Gaurav Dalmia ennumerates the reasons why the ruling party has come to dominate the country’s electoral landscape.
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    Why China Provides Evidence for Optimists and Pessimists Alike

    Zhang Jun explains why rigorous, evidence-based assessments of the economy's performance can diverge sharply.

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