Articles by Emira Woods

Intervene to Save Darfur

September 29, 2005 | For the past two years, the destruction of Darfur has played out before the eyes of the world, and the member countries of the United Nations have remained largely paralyzed.

Sell the Gold, Free the Poor

September 29, 2005 | When historians look back over the past 25 years, one of the great crimes they will identify is the Third World debt crisis.

Poverty in Africa isn’t History — or Destiny

July 17, 2005 | Africa's expectations were quite clear: nothing short of a comprehensive treatment of debt, trade and development finance, along with removal of the constraints that have held back the continent's growth and progress.

Debt and Corruption

May 24, 2005 | It must be said that corruption in Nigeria is a by product of the general rut that has beset the nation through more than three decades of military rule as well as years of short-sighted civilian governments.

Liberia: Beyond the Troops-No-Troops Debate

August 7, 2003 | Fueled by media images of carnage and desperation, a debate has been begun regarding a possible U.S. role in Liberia, but so far it has been all troops or no troops, without adequate attention to the big picture.

Somalia

January 1, 1997 | For many in the U.S., Somalia is viewed as a powerful symbol of United Nations peacekeeping failure.