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Abdul Tejan-Cole

Abdul Tejan-Cole

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Abdul Tejan-Cole is Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa.

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  1. Rethinking West Africa’s War On Drugs
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    Rethinking West Africa’s War On Drugs

    Apr 18, 2016 Abdul Tejan-Cole & Nana Afadzinu call for a shift from repression to a strategy based on public health and human rights.

  2. Plugging the Leaks in Africa’s Economies
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    Plugging the Leaks in Africa’s Economies

    Jul 10, 2015 Abdul Tejan-Cole urges African countries to stop the illicit capital flight that is draining the continent dry.

  3. The End of Ebola
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    The End of Ebola

    Oct 17, 2014 Abdul Tejan-Cole calls for an open-source approach to developing and deploying treatments and vaccines.

  4. The Blackmail Path to Power
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    The Blackmail Path to Power

    Dec 9, 2010 Abdul Tejan-Cole

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    The Global Power Vacuum Comes to Syria

    Ian Bremmer explains how external dynamics led to renewed fighting in the country's 13-year-long civil war.
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    The Eight Headwinds Threatening Global Growth in 2025

    Dambisa Moyo

    US President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House heralds a decade of widespread uncertainty and profound political transformations. As the multilateral order breaks down, trends such as rising inequality, resource scarcities, government debt, and technological disruptions will drag down global growth.

    highlights the major trends which, if left unchecked, could usher in a period of prolonged stagnation.
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    South Korea’s Impeachment Battle Is Democracy in Action

    Aziz Huq

    Following South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s groundless declaration of martial law, legislators are pursuing his impeachment. If they succeed, they will have offered a valuable example of how democracies should deal with those who abuse the powers of their office.

    thinks the effort to remove a lawless president can serve as an important signal to the rest of the world.
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    A Fiscally Low-Cost Solution to China’s Economic Challenges

    Shang-Jin Wei outlines steps that policymakers can take to foster sustainable growth without increasing government debt.
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    Can Von Der Leyen Build an Inclusive Center?

    Hugo Drochon considers how the European Commission president can keep the far right at bay during her second mandate.
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    The Second Glass Ceiling for Women

    Xianghong Wang urges the Chinese government to end its gender-specific mandatory retirement policy and adopt a flexible system.
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    Bangladesh’s Descent into Islamist Violence

    Brahma Chellaney fears what will happen to Asian security if the country's interim government remains on its current path.
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    The Dollar Diplomacy We Need

    Andrew Gallucci explains how America and its allies can counter their rivals’ currency ambitions.
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    Why Bidenomics Did Not Deliver at the Polls

    Dani Rodrik thinks the Democrats were right to embrace economic populism, but neglected to update it for this century.

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