Three Things the U.S. Must Do to Prevent Future Election Violence
January 27, 2021 | I’ve spent my entire career on peacebuilding after conflict. Here’s how we avoid becoming a failed state.
Articles by Paul N. Avakian
U.S. War Crimes in Yemen: Stop Looking the Other Way
September 21, 2020 | The State Department warned for years that the U.S. was complicit in war crimes in Yemen. No one put a stop to it.
Guatemala’s Progress Toward Rule of Law Buckles as Judge Annuls Genocide Trial
April 24, 2013 | Power and politics have their effect on Guatemala's historic genocide trial.
The Death of Nigerian Progressive Politics?
April 1, 2011 | Two weeks before Nigeria's election, Ike Okonta takes aim at progressive politics in Nigeria - or the lack thereof.
Alienation and Militancy in the Niger Delta: A Response to CSIS on Petroleum, Politics, and Democracy in Nigeria
July 1, 2003 | In the wake of the September 11th attack and the Iraq war, Nigeria's geopolitical significance to the U.S. has come into sharper relief.