Can We Demilitarize U.S. Policy in Africa?
July 28, 2021 | The House passed a bill that sounds good, but doesn’t end Washington's failed, militarized approach or get to root problems.
Articles by Africa Action
U.S. ‘Counterterrorism’ in Africa Has Failed. What’s the Alternative?
April 15, 2021 | Escalating U.S. interventions have led to more extremist violence on the continent, not less.
COVID-19 Is a Huge Threat to Stability in Africa
August 3, 2020 | Ongoing conflicts — including U.S. “counterterrorism” operations — combined with escalating poverty and repression could amplify the pandemic’s social cost.
Lessons from Africa: Military Intervention Fails to Counter Terrorism
March 26, 2020 | There will be no peace if underlying grievances aren’t addressed, militaries victimize local populations, and states fail to provide basic services.
Hillary Clinton’s Dark Drug War Legacy in Mexico
March 1, 2016 | Clinton’s State Department overlooked human rights abuses and corruption while keeping a lucrative flow of contracts moving to U.S. security firms working in Mexico.
The Rise and Fall of Guatemala’s Most Feared General
September 22, 2015 | Otto Pérez Molina started his rise to power during a U.S.-backed dirty war. The uprising against impunity that brought him down has been waiting in the wings ever since.
Libya: A Cautionary Tale
June 9, 2014 | Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 is a cautionary tale about the long-term consequences of military intervention.
What’s Not on the Ballot in Iran
June 14, 2013 | As they go to the polls, ordinary Iranians understand that one of the most salient facts of life in Iran--the international sanctions regime--will not be on the ballot.
Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy?
June 13, 2013 | Iraq's Kurds may at last have their own state. But is it the one they wanted?
Japan’s Katrina Moment
August 21, 2012 | In the cargo-container communities of Japan's disaster areas, one finds echoes of post-Katrina New Orleans.