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Commentary

Kachallas and Kinship: Understanding Jihadi Expansion and Diffusion in Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Commentary

Dec 12, 2025

Commentary

2 Min Read

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Commentary

Religion, Ethnicity, and the Jihadist Search for a Holy War in Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Commentary

Dec 9, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

Abuja City, Nigeria (Getty Stock Photo)

Commentary

Nigeria’s CPC Designation

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Commentary

Dec 9, 2025

Commentary

12 Min Read

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In the Media

Christian Persecution in Nigeria and China

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

In the Media

Dec 5, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

Violence Against Christians in Nigeria Is “Totally Out-of-Control”

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

In the Media

Nov 22, 2025

In the Media

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Testimony

President Trump’s Redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Testimony

Nov 19, 2025

Testimony

14 Min Read

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Commentary

Trump in Africa

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Nov 15, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on November 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Gambles on Africa

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Nov 10, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Catholics gather for a mass at the Church of the Assumption in Lagos on April 21, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Deserves Credit for Action on Nigeria’s Religious Persecution

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Commentary

Nov 8, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Pedestrians walk past the National Christian Church in the central business district of Abuja, Nigeria, on May 21, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Nigeria’s Crisis Runs Deeper than Just a War on Christians

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Commentary

Nov 7, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress prepares to land at Morón Air Base in Spain on November 8, 2025, as part of Bomber Task Force 26-1. (US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa)

Commentary

Stopping Mass Violence in Africa Will Take More than Airstrikes

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Commentary

Nov 7, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

Amid Rising Violence, Nigeria Rejects Trump’s Claim of Targeted Christian Persecution

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

In the Media

Nov 7, 2025

In the Media

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