Deborah Avant

Deborah Avant

Dr. Deborah Avant is the Director of International Studies and the Center for Research on International and Global Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on civil-military relations, military change, and the politics of controlling...

Thomas Turner

Thomas Turner is a professor of political science at the National University of Rwanda.
Joe Stork

Joe Stork

Joe Stork is the Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division. He has written numerous books and widely published articles on the Middle East.
Salih Booker

Salih Booker

Salih Booker is the Executive Director of The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions. As the former Executive Director of Africa Action and Global Rights, he has extensive experience in the fields of human rights and African issues.

Carol Thompson

Dr. Carol B. Thompson is a professor of political science at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Thompson’s research interests focus on analysis of global economic relations which constrain small scale farmers’ ability to sustain biodiversity and to provide...
Peter Rosset

Peter Rosset

Dr. Peter Rosset is a researcher at Center of Studies for Rural Change in Mexico and co-coordinator of the Land Research Action Network. He is also Global Alternatives Associate of the Center for the Study of the Americas and an affiliated scholar of the University of...

William Minter

William Minter is the editor of AfricaFocus Bulletin. His research focuses on southern Africa and international issues.

Soren Ambrose

Soren Ambrose is the Development Finance Coordinator at ActionAid International, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Roxanne Lawson

Roxanne Lawson

Roxanne Lawson is an International Policy Campaigner for Friends of the Earth where she works to promote community rights related to natural resources and the environment on the African continent.
William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is Director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, which serves as a resource for journalists, policymakers, and organizations focused on issues of weapons proliferation, military spending, and alternative approaches to...
Emira Woods

Emira Woods

Emira Woods is a consultant, strategist, researcher, and advocate specializing in social impact and innovation. Emira is a Senior Adviser at Shine. The Shine Campaign is a growing community of foundations, faith-based groups and NGOs dedicated to catalyzing investment...
Clarence Lusane

Clarence Lusane

Dr. Clarence Lusane is a professor at American University’s School of International Service. His current research interests are in international race politics, human rights, and electoral politics.
Adotei Akwei

Adotei Akwei

Adotei Akwei is a Senior Policy Advisor for CARE USA
Fantu Cheru

Fantu Cheru

Dr. Fantu Cheru teaches African and Development Studies courses in the International Development Program at American University.
Carl Patrick Burrowes

Carl Patrick Burrowes

Dr. Carl Patrick Burrowes is Associate Professor of Communications & Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg. His areas of research interest are media history, cultural studies and press freedom, especially in Africa and its Diaspora.