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
Paul Lachine

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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Kemal Derviş & Sebastián Strauss

Distributional issues – not aggregate costs – are the real obstacle to the ambitious policies needed to avert possibly catastrophic climate change. Progressives everywhere must therefore unite in support of a rapid green transition that is feasible and desirable for all.

Is Britain Becoming a Failed State?

Chris Patten

Failed states used to be largely the preserve of the developing world, where the institutions of democracy do not have deep roots. But given the extent to which the Brexit campaign has undermined Britain's institutions through lies, it is reasonable to worry that the country will soon come to resemble a tinpot dictatorship.