Commentary
In May 2019, Peter Mutharika, incumbent president in the southern African nation of Malawi, claimed a narrow reelection victory over opposition challenger Lazarus Chakwera.
Malawi President elect Lazarus Chakwera shows the sword of office to the people after he received it from the Commander of the Malawi Defence Force, Gen. Peter Namathanga, during his inauguration at the Kamuzu Baracks, the Malawi Defence Fore Headquarters, in Lilongwe, on July 6, 2020. Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images
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Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
