Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Threatens Entire Region

 Vox published on 15 July 2023 an article titled "Sudan's Mass Grave Is the Latest Development in a Brutal Conflict" by Ellen Ioanes.  

The article summarizes the latest developments in Sudan with an emphasis on the possibility the humanitarian crisis will spread throughout the region.  

Somalia: AMISOM Needs New Mandate

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) published on 31 May 2017 a commentary titled "AMISOM Needs a Mandate for Peace and Development" by Meressa K. Dessu and Omar S. Mahmood, both with ISS Addis Ababa.

The authors argue that given the failed state of Somalia, AMISOM needs a mandate that goes beyond providing security.

Al-Qaeda in East Africa and the Horn

A year ago I made a presentation on the history of al-Qaeda in East Africa and the Horn of Africa at a conference sponsored by the Marine Corps University. This presentation now appears as a chapter of a book just released by the Marine Corps University Press titled Al-Qaida after Ten Years of War: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospects edited by Norman Cigar and Stephanie E. Kramer. Additional chapters in the book cover al-Qaeda activities around the world. Click here to access my chapter on "East Africa and the Horn" and all of the chapters in the book.