History Repeats Itself with Somalia Invasion
Kenya’s ill-advised incursion into Somalia on Oct. 16 after a rash of kidnappings in the tourist paradise of Lamu will most likely lead to a long and expensive quagmire.
Africa
A New Dawn? Western Sahara and the Arab Spring
Looking at the prospects for a resolution of one of the world's longest-running conflicts.
How Foreign Policy Blunders Helped Create the Famine in Somalia
Famine has returned to Somalia, and so has the US military. This is no natural disaster.
Ground Your Warplanes, Save the Horn of Africa
“When you are hungry, cold is a killer, and the people here are starving and helpless.” Millions of ‘starving and helpless’ people throughout the Horn of Africa know fully the pain of elderly Somali mother, Batula Moalim.
Understanding South Sudan’s Independence
Complexity is a term which is true for all Sudanese life — political, economic, and geographic. The failure to deal creatively with complexity has led to fighting for nearly all of its history.
Kenya: ICC Ruling Hard Blow to Presidential Candidates
The faith of two major presidential candidates in Kenya accused of sponsoring the 2008 electoral violence has become increasingly clear following a landmark ruling of Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on May 30.