Ep. 59: A conversation with Matt Buehler on how governments spoil opposition alliances in North Africa

This week's episode features a lot of discussion on North Africa. In the news wrap, we cover the protests in Algeria and Sudan (as well as election results in Senegal and Nigeria). Our featured conversation for this week's episode is with Matt Buehler (@mattjbuehler), an assistant professor of political science at the University of Tennessee and Global Security Fellow at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. Matt talks about his new book, Why Alliances Fail: Islamist and Leftist Coalitions in North Africa.His segment begins at 11:49.Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.