Steven Fake is a co-author along with Kevin Funk of The Scramble for Africa: Darfur-Intervention and the USA. They maintain a website with their commentary at www.scrambleforafrica.org.
Steve Fake

Steven Fake is a co-author along with Kevin Funk of The Scramble for Africa: Darfur-Intervention and the USA. They maintain a website with their commentary at www.scrambleforafrica.org.
Jeremy Scahill’s ‘Dirty Wars’ conveys the sinister, unaccountable, and deadly power concentrated in the halls of Washington that now threatens the planet.
It’s often forgotten that of the nine killed by Israeli commandos on the Mavi Marmara in 2010, one was an American citizen.
President Obiang only adds to its reputation as one of the world’s most corrupt, unjust nations.
A new book tells the story of how the ships to Gaza movement was born.
Knowledge about matters such as the U.S. bombing of Laos is a maladaptive trait in her line of work.
The motives for dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were political, the targets civilian — a textbook case of terrorism.
Bahrain finds an off-label use for tear gas as chemical warfare.
In October, President Obama announced that he had authorized the deployment of about 100 American military advisers to help African nations stop Kony.
Investors have already bought up a tenth of the land in the fledgling state of South Sudan.
Though Freedom Flotilla II was intercepted, it vows to regroup and fulfill its obligations to the besieged people of Gaza.
The author will shortly be setting sail on the next Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
Israel’s decision to deploy its version of the U.S. Navy Seals to interdict the Gaza flotilla was — and is — a recipe for disaster.
Pennsylvania divestment bills are unlikely to have much impact on Iran or Sudan, but they provide fodder for moral pieties by politicians.
The key to Brazil’s future lies in social movements not politics.
A comprehensive overview of reactions to WikiLeaks’ Iraq documents.
A comprehensive overview of reactions to WikiLeaks’ Iraq documents.
Democracy promotion is not a top priority for the United States in Sudan.
To effectively advocate for the people of Sudan, we must first understand that Bashir’s open disdain for democracy in the region is amply matched by Washington’s.
Even in the midst of war and international isolation, the capital of Sudan is booming.
In response to genocide and ethnic cleansing, the UN has adopted a new doctrine called the Responsibility to Protect. Are we finally going to say “never again” or is it just “more of the same”?