by Laura Seay | Aug 4, 2010 | Opinion
The first thing you need to understand about the Kivus region of the Democratic Republic of Congo is that the tension that drives conflict there – over ethnicity, citizenship rights and land rights – developed long before the 1994 Rwandan genocide and long before the...
by Laura Seay | Jul 25, 2010 | Opinion
Longtime readers know that I am very cynical about celebrity advocacy in general. My eyes glaze over when I see a link to a story about whichever starlet that John Prendergast is courting to “be a voice for Darfur” or a heartwarming 60 Minutes segment...
by Laura Seay | Jul 14, 2010 | Opinion
In light of Sunday’s horrific bombings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, by Somali militants, it was only a matter of time before proposals for a U.S.-backed invasion or bombing of Somalia started popping up, along with less specific calls to do...
by Laura Seay | Jul 11, 2010 | Opinion
I’m in a Congolese city called Butembo for a bit, continuing my research on the role local organizations play in providing public goods in fragile states. The work is going fine. For the first time ever, I’m no longer a grad student and I have research...
by Laura Seay | Jul 4, 2010 | Opinion
In light of the all the press about the Conflict Minerals Trade Act and a series of breathless press releases over the passage of the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, why on earth do advocates think that passing legislation in the United States will...
