First Hand Account from Mekelle, Ethiopia

 Al Jazeera published on 14 December 2020 an article titled "Ethiopia's Tigray War: A Doctor's Account of Mekelle's Plight" by Lucy Kassa.

This is the report of an anonymous doctor who served at Mekelle's main hospital until 7 December.  It offers a desperate account of the situation at the hospital and in Mekelle generally.

Somalia, Al-Shabaab, the Region and U.S. Policy

William and Mary invited me to address the situation in Somalia on 8 April 2015.  My remarks titled "Somalia, Al-Shabaab, the Region and U.S. Policy" addressed the background to the crisis in Somalia and the current political, security, economic, and humanitarian situation.  The remarks concluded with a discussion of U.S. policy towards Somalia.