Members of the extremist group, Boko Haram (the name means “Western Education is Evil”), have massacred citizens in the northern part of Nigeria. The group has been active for many years and have been leading an effort to create an Islamic state in Nigeria: the country is divided into a primarily Christian south and a primarily Muslim north. The conflict is mostly about how the oil wealth of the country is divided, but the violence over the years has been horrific.
The European Union has threatened Switzerland with the loss of significant financial assistance because of its vote to impose quotas on immigrants. Switzerland does considerable business with the EU although it is not a member of the Union. But the Swiss position on immigration contravenes the free movement of labor which is a keystone of the Union. The anti-immigrant sentiment within many European states is becoming increasingly inconsistent with the economic policies of the major EU countries.
Uganda has passed legislation to criminalize homosexuality, and President Museveni has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. US President Obama has indicated to Museveni that the law threatens US-Ugandan relations. The law is similar that the one passed by Russia last year. The divergence between many states in the West and other states in the world on the issue of homosexuality is an indication of how difficult it is to formulate rules for a single global polity.
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