Kenya

Political Reform Movements
commentary
The Arab Spring in the Upside-Down
Jordan R. Reimer
Nov 21, 2019
The World Post
Where the original Arab Spring protests removed authoritarian leaders, the current demonstrators in Iraq and Lebanon are trying to topple popularly elected governments. This could have dramatic implications for the future of representative democracy in the Middle East.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Djibouti: Outpost of Stability in an Unstable Region
K. Jack Riley @K_Jack_Riley, Seth G. Jones
Apr 10, 2015
The Hill
The collaborative role being played by the United States and Djibouti represents the kind of partnerships that are now required in the battle against terrorism, because little-known places like Djibouti are one arena where the battle could be won or lost.
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Terrorism Threat Assessment
commentary
A Threat to U.S. Interests in East Africa
Seth G. Jones
Oct 2, 2013
NYTimes.com
The Shabab terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Kenya and its follow-up attacks in the country are a stark reminder that the Somalia-based group poses a threat to the United States and its interests in East Africa, writes Seth G. Jones.
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Kenya
commentary
Using Mobile Money to Make Water Safe
Jill E. Luoto
May 21, 2013
The RAND Blog
Contaminated drinking water contributes to the deaths of some 750,000 children under the age of five every year due to diarrheal disease. A RAND project is using mobile phones to increase the sales and use of safe-water filters in Kenya.
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Complex, opaque technologies (like AI, machine learning and other algorithm systems) provide significant benefits to society. They help speed up complex decisions, enable wider access to services, and in many cases make better decisions than humans. But those benefits do not obviate the need for accountability and transparency.

Osonde A. Osoba

Co-Director, Center for Scalable Computing and Analysis

Source: The RAND Blog

Offering ambitious future targets for decarbonization and climate resilience is a good start. But unless a climate plan is comprehensive, includes contingency plans, and opens the floodgates for change, it can't and shouldn't be taken seriously.

Robert J. Lempert

Director, Frederick S. Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition

Source: GreenBiz.com

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Using Mobile Money to Make Water Safe

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