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Aug 27, 2016

Pham Quoted by the Associated Press on South Sudan’s Troubled Peace Deal

By J. Peter Pham

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MENASource

Aug 25, 2016

Egypt and Ethiopia: Fears of Drought and Dreams of Development

By Mohamed Mahmoud

The sign above a modest, one-story shop features a photo of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam next to an image of gold and dollars: revenue expected from the dam, the great dream in Ethiopia’s imagination. For Egyptians, that same dream stirs fears of drought. Tsegaab Getachew, a 29-year old Ethiopian tour organizer, hopes that the […]

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In the News

Aug 19, 2016

Pham Joins Voice of America to Discuss Violence in South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

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In the News

Aug 11, 2016

Bruton Joins Secure Freedom Radio to Discuss Political Protests in Ethiopia

By Bronwyn Bruton

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Ethiopia

New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2016

Three Questions About the African Union Mission in South Sudan

By Kelsey Lilley

The African Union (AU) announced on July 19 that it will deploy a peacekeeping force to South Sudan, which recently descended into a new round of bloodletting, shortly after celebrating its fifth independence anniversary.  Violence began two weeks ago, as government and opposition forces clashed in the country’s capital, Juba. At least two hundred people, […]

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In the News

Jul 18, 2016

Pham Quoted by Voice of America on the Problem of Leadership in South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

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Jul 14, 2016

Pham Quoted by the Washington Post on the Decline of the South Sudan Peace Accord

By J. Peter Pham

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In the News

Jul 12, 2016

Pham Quoted by Christian News Today on Influence of South Sudanese Transition Government on Fighters

By J. Peter Pham

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In the News

Jul 12, 2016

Pham Joins Secure Freedom Radio to Discuss South Sudan and Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

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East Africa

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2016

South Sudan: Heading Down a Familiar Road to War?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The international community needs to take a more active role in defusing the crisis in South Sudan where gun battles between forces loyal to the president and vice president over the weekend resulted in the death of 200 people, said the Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham. Contending that South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, and his […]

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