Op-eds
Al Jazeera America Op-ed: To understand the crisis in the CAR, beware of familiar narratives
The Central African Republic’s interim president and rebel leader, Michel Djotodia, was forced to resign today at a two-day summit in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena ...
USA Today Op-ed: Using tech to end wars
Corporations may not have a direct responsibility to end wars in far-flung corners of the Earth. But when parts of their products may come from a war zone, they can, in fact, help support peace by assuming more control over their supply chains. Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is a case in point ...
The Hill Op-ed: Kony’s army now also killing elephants
Kony is spreading his killing fields to elephants. In a bid to raise revenues from the lucrative, illicit regional ivory trade, Kony and his troops now target elephants, particularly those in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Garamba National Park, a U.N. World Heritage Site and one of the oldest, most diverse parks in Africa ...
Al Jazeera America Op-ed: South Sudan’s Salva Kiir needs to put his black hat back on
As divisive violence rocks the world’s youngest nation, the U.S. has a role in averting civil war ...
Daily Beast Op-ed: George Clooney: How to Stop An Inferno in South Sudan
After suffering so long for independence, South Sudan faces a new civil war. What the country’s leaders and the international community can do to contain the crisis ...
Op-ed: Satellites Correctly Predict Military Campaign Against Civilians in Sudan
Satellites correctly predicted a new military campaign by government forces on Sudan’s civilians—so why is the international community turning a blind eye to the violence? ...
Op-ed: The Achilles Heel of the Anti-Kony Mission
In a time of deeply divided governance, Republicans and Democrats have been united in supporting U.S. efforts to help African forces bring an end to the terror sowed by Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) militia ...
Op-ed: U.S. Must Pressure African Governments for Access to Kony’s LRA Safe Havens
With the help of U.S. military advisers, African forces have made progress in the push to apprehend Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army, but challenges remain. The U.S., U.N., and African Union must pressure the region's governments to allow access to LRA safe havens ...
Politico Op-ed: Aaron Rodgers raises hope for Congo
On a cold Monday night, thousands of screaming students and activists are gathered for a rally for Congo ...
Daily Beast Op-ed: How Congo Defeated the M23 Rebels
Good news is hard to come by in Congo, so no one should be surprised to see Congolese citizens dancing in the streets these days, overjoyed by their government’s rare battlefield victory over the reviled M23 rebellion ...
