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One of the greatest scenes in cinema comes from the 1942 classic Casablanca. Captain Louis Renault, portrayed with exquisite irony by Claude Rains, storms into Rick's Café and declares: "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!" Almost before the echo has died away, a croupier approaches. "Your winnings, sir." "Thank …

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Picture the scene. Quiet afternoon in Abuja. No cameras. No public auction. No awkward questions from the gallery. Just a pen, a closed door, and the casual bestowal of a 15 trillion naira contract. Welcome to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Nigeria’s gleaming 700-kilometre Atlantic hug that promises to connect the coast while quietly threatening to …

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We ran the scenario. America loses the century. Japan strikes Pearl Harbor. Germany declares war on the United States. And the president decides that none of it is his problem. This is a scenario wargame in which every historical fact is real, and the only fiction is the man at the top.Madison Square Garden, New …

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We ran the scenario. America loses the century. Japan strikes Pearl Harbor. Germany declares war on the United States. And the president decides that none of it is his problem. This is a scenario wargame in which every historical fact is real, and the only fiction is the man at the top. Madison Square Garden, …

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