The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training posted a piece titled " Somalia--From Great Hope to Failed State " based on th...

Inter Press Service published on 14 August 2014 an article titled " South Sudan Heads towards Famine Amid Descent into Lawlessness ....

The Jamestown Terrorism Monito r published an analysis on 21 February 2014 titled " Are Corruption and Tribalism Dooming Somalia's ...

London-based Chatham House recently published two brief commentaries on the situation in South Sudan.  The first dated 18 December 2013 is t...

The International Crisis Group (ICG) published on 26 November 2013 a report titled " Sudan: Preserving Peace in the East ."  The I...

John Ryle, Executive Director of the Rift Valley Institute in Kenya, and Jok Madut Jok, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Herita...