Jon Temin

Jon Temin is the director of the Africa program at Freedom House. He was previously a member of the U.S. Department of State’s Policy Planning Staff and director of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Africa Program, as well as a Fulbright Fellow in Ghana and Visiting Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He is currently a non-resident Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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American Foreign Policy

Civil Society Should Be at the Center of Foreign Policy

Jon Temin Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 8:01 AM

In an era of democratic backsliding, governments are increasingly disconnected from citizens. The Biden administration should elevate engagement with civil society in response.

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When Leaders Override Term Limits, Democracy Grinds to a Halt

Jon Temin Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 8:01 AM

The world should treat such power grabs like a coup d’état.

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