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The Somali Model?

Jonathan Stevenson | Jul 01, 2007
Somalia represents interventionst's perfect storm, but our difficulties there demonstrate the military's limits in the War on Terror.

The WTO's North-South Conflict

Christina R. Sevilla | Dec 01, 2003
The failure of Cancun could signal an emerging conflict that is far more serious.

Nyerere: A Flawed Hero

R.W. Johnson | Jun 01, 2000
To acknowledge that Nyerere was better than most African leaders of his generation amounts to only modest praise. His record was a decidedly mixed one.

A Modest Proposal: Southern Africa and the World Bank

Anthony Fleischer | Dec 01, 1995
Given the dramatic turn-around South Africa has experienced in the last few years, it would be appropriate for the World Bank to choose the southern African development community as a privatization model.
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Commentary

Conservative Columnist: Symbolism and Realpolitik

J. Peter Pham | Oct 12, 2007
Congress is now considering two largely symbolic measures that could harm U.S. interests in Africa and the Middle East. A report from The New York Times seems to confirm J. Peter Pham’s prediction that Turkey

Déjà vu in Port-Au-Prince?

J. Peter Pham | Mar 03, 2004
The country founded as a refuge for former slaves tottered on the verge of collapse as rebels advanced on the capital, vowing to capture it and overthrow the government of an increasingly isolated despot.

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Not So Strange Bedfellows

Bruce Hoffman | Aug 25, 2010
Al-Qaeda: Stronger than Ever?

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