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Pham on Mixed Reactions to President Obama’s West Point Address

By J. Peter Pham

Fort Worth Star Telegram quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how President Obama’s West Point speech lacked a strategic long-term vision regarding US foreign policy in Africa:

Pham: Social Media Like #BringBackOurGirls Has “Inherent Downsides”

By J. Peter Pham

Atlantic Council Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes an op-ed for The Hill explaining that, while social media efforts like #BringBackOurGirls may shed light on important issues, they also are limited in what they can accomplish in real terms:

Pham Cautions US on Creating Counterterrorism Units in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of Russia quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US plans to create domestic counterterrorism units in North and West Africa, where intelligence and technology can be compromised:

Pham on the Escape of Four Nigerian Schoolgirls

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV to discuss the four Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped captivity by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: Watch the full interview here.

J. Peter Pham and Rudolph Atallah on US Antiterror Efforts in Africa

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on US efforts to train elite antiterror forces in Libya, Niger, Mauritania, and Mali:

Pham on Boko Haram in Kenya

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why recent travel advisories on Kenya may indicate a growing presence of the terrorist organization Boko Haram in the country:

Pham on US Arrest of Liberian “War Criminal”

By J. Peter Pham

The Economist quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the arrest in the United States of one of the main figures in Liberia’s civil war:

Pham on the Origins of Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

The Atlantic quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the complex roots of Boko Haram in Nigeria:

Pham on Sending US Troops to Chad to Find Nigerian Girls

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by USA Today on President Obama’s decision to send troops to Chad to help locate the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last month by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: 

Pham on Terror Financing

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CCTV to discuss global efforts to investigate terror financing, particularly in regards to the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: