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January 9, 2008

"Kenya's Real Problem (It's Not Ethnic)"

Op-Ed, The Washington Post

By M. Steven Fish and Matthew Kroenig, Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program

"Like Kenya, Benin and Ghana are ethnically divided countries that have experienced closely fought and possibly flawed presidential elections in recent years. But Benin and Ghana have stronger legislatures, so the losers in presidential elections have less fear of being politically excluded. They have reacted to defeat by using their sway in parliament to control the president, and they have not resorted to mass violence."

 

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