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Ike Okonta

Writing for PS since 2002
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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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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.

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Sacking Sanusi

Sacking Sanusi

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

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Nigeria’s Poverty-Powered Insurgency
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Nigeria’s Poverty-Powered Insurgency

Apr 30, 2013 Ike Okonta

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The Nigerian Crucible
Dean Rohrer

The Nigerian Crucible

Feb 1, 2012 Ike Okonta

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Nigeria’s Homegrown Terrorists

Nigeria’s Homegrown Terrorists

Oct 6, 2011 Ike Okonta

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The EU’s Four Challenges
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The EU’s Four Challenges

Ana Palacio wants Europe's leaders to shift their focus from the European Parliament elections to real problem-solving.

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Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?
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Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?

Yasheng Huang says Chinese policymakers should repair relations with the West rather than push large infrastructure projects.

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Will Young Voters’ Apathy Take Down Europe?
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Will Young Voters’ Apathy Take Down Europe?

Dominique Moisi

While many around the world have watched the run-up to this week's European Parliament election with bated breath, younger Europeans themselves have apparently been focused on the final episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones." If they stay home, their own winter will be coming.

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How Inflation Could Return
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How Inflation Could Return

Mohamed A. El-Erian

After years of low inflation, investors and policymakers have settled into a cyclical mindset that assumes advanced economies are simply suffering from insufficient aggregate demand. But they are ignoring structural factors at their peril.

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Has Austerity Been Vindicated?
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Has Austerity Been Vindicated?

Robert Skidelsky

A correlation between fiscal retrenchment and economic growth tells us nothing about the underlying relationship between the two. This should be borne in mind in light of new research suggesting that austerity may well be the right policy in a recession.

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Looking Back at 100
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Looking Back at 100

Richard N. Haass identifies three dominant themes – none particularly hopeful – in his commentaries over the past 20 years.

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A Vote for Populists Is a Vote for Putin
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A Vote for Populists Is a Vote for Putin

Guy Verhofstadt thinks the choice facing voters in the European Parliament election could not be clearer.

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Putting Africa’s Secondary Cities First
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Putting Africa’s Secondary Cities First

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki advises policymakers not to lose sight of intermediary urban areas' crucial role in economic development.

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