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Cover Story
Malta Evolves From Ninth-Century
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People of World Influence
Ethnic Violence, Graft Among Issues
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Mexican Insecurity
Mexico’s New President Tackles
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Key 2019 Races
Elections in Europe, South Asia,
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Sri Lankan Showdown
President’s Political Reshuffling
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Book Review
‘The Empty Throne’ Laments the
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John Campbell, the former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, talks about Nigeria’s upcoming election and the problems that have plagued Africa’s most populous country and its largest economy, ranging from ethnic violence to endemic graft. 
Elections in 2019 are set to shake up the global landscape. The world is headed for some major transitions this year, with critical elections taking place in all corners of the globe, from Africa to Asia to Europe. 
For seven weeks, Sri Lanka had two rival governments, mass demonstrations, people forming human shields around the prime minister’s residence, punch-ups in parliament, talk of a coup d’état and a terrible fatality. 
“The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership” by Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay is an important book that chronicles the first 18 months of Trump’s foreign policy. 