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Aug 24, 2018

Pham Joins Voice of America to Discuss Zimbabwe Supreme Court Election Ruling

By J. Peter Pham

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Aug 14, 2018

CAR’s changing security landscape: a catalyst for UN policy change?

By Andrew Carroll

Amid strong pressure from the Trump Administration, the United Nations (UN) voted at the end of June to cut over $600 million from its peacekeeping budget. The majority of these cuts are set to come from key operations in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the UN’s mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), known by its French […]

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Aug 10, 2018

Pham Joins VOA to Discuss Zimbabwe and Mali Elections

By J. Peter Pham

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New Atlanticist

Aug 3, 2018

Uncertainty and a Need for Leadership After Zimbabwe’s Election

By David Wemer

After days of uncertainty, protests, and violence following Zimbabwe’s July 30 presidential and parliamentary elections, “everyone has got to take deep breath,” Dr. J Peter Pham, the Atlantic Council’s Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and the Director of the Council’s Africa Center said. In the early hours of August 3, the Zimbabwe Electoral […]

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Aug 2, 2018

Pham Joins PBS to Discuss Zimbabwe’s Election of President Mnangagwa

By J. Peter Pham

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Aug 2, 2018

Pham Joins BBC World News America to Discuss the Recent Elections in Zimbabwe

By J. Peter Pham

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Jul 31, 2018

Pham Quoted in the Washington Diplomat on the Recent Reforms Throughout Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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New Atlanticist

Jul 25, 2018

Zimbabwe at an Inflection Point

By Ashish Kumar Sen

On July 30, for the first time in more than thirty years, Zimbabweans will vote in a presidential election in which one name will be conspicuously absent from the ballot: Robert Mugabe. Mugabe stepped down in the face of pressure from the military, his party, and the Zimbabwean people on November 21, 2017, even as […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2018

Reflecting on Mandela’s centenary

By J. Peter Pham

Mandela’s life underscored, however, that it is not enough to be a visionary: to make dreams a reality requires pragmatism.

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Jul 16, 2018

Lilley Joins BBC to Discuss Ethiopia and Eritrea

By Kelsey Lilley

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