News

November 2009

November 17th 2009
Alex de Waal urges embracing patronage politics in Afghanistan →

September 2009

September 22nd 2009
Voice of America interviews program director Alex de Waal about findings of newly released ASCI report on security threats posed by HIV/AIDS. →
September 22nd 2009
The AIDS, Security and Conflict Initiative (ASCI), a joint venture between SSRC and Clingendael Institute for International Relations (the Hague), launches major report, receives coverage by UN News Service.

July 2009

July 2nd 2009
In Darfur literature review for NYRB, Nicholas Kristof heralds Alex de Waal’s blog and essays as necessary reading. →

April 2009

April 29th 2009
Program director Alex de Waal delivers Colby College lecture, “Can Sudan Survive?” →

March 2009

March 9th 2009
Alex de Waal to participate in discussion of regime change and peacekeeping at CUNY Graduate Center →
March 4th 2009
Alex de Waal leads NYU panel on reactions to ICC-issued arrest warrant for Bashir →
March 4th 2009
Alex de Waal to Lead NYC Panel on ICC Arrest Warrant for President Bashir →

February 2009

February 17th 2009
SSRC.org interviews Alex de Waal about the challenges of aiding children in AIDS-afflicted countries. →
February 13th 2009
Editorial in The Lancet touts findings of Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS. →
February 6th 2009
Alex de Waal to serve as president of new International Association of Humanitarian Studies →

January 2009

January 27th 2009
de Waal’s “Making Sense of Darfur” is necessary reading for Heba Aly, recipient of travel grant from Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting →
January 5th 2009
Alex de Waal is honored with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for “services to development and conflict resolution in Africa” →

December 2008

December 10th 2008
Kevin Funk and Steve Fake’s “Scramble for Africa” draws on reportage and scholarship by program director Alex De Waal. →