Alex de Waal

Alex de Waal is the executive director of the World Peace Foundation. His book, New Pandemics, Old Politics: Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and Its Alternatives is published by Polity this month.

Articles by Alex de Waal
A medical worker closes an ambulance’s doors.
A medical worker closes an ambulance’s doors.

‘War on Disease’ Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy This article has an audio recording

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Eritrean soldiers wait in line to cross the border to attend a reopening ceremony with Ethiopia in Serha, Eritrea, on Sept. 11, 2018.
Eritrean soldiers wait in line to cross the border to attend a reopening ceremony with Ethiopia in Serha, Eritrea, on Sept. 11, 2018.

From Pariah to Kingmaker

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Members of a military band attend an event to honor Ethiopia’s national defense forces in Addis Ababa, on Nov. 17.
Members of a military band attend an event to honor Ethiopia’s national defense forces in Addis Ababa, on Nov. 17.

Violence in Ethiopia Doesn’t Stay There

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A boy living in a derelict building damaged during the Angolan civil war is seen through a hole in Kuito, in Angola’s Bie province, on June 2.
A boy living in a derelict building damaged during the Angolan civil war is seen through a hole in Kuito, in Angola’s Bie province, on June 2.

Africa’s ‘Civil Wars’ Are Regional Nightmares

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Sudanese protesters demand civilian rule in Omdurman on June 29.
Sudanese protesters demand civilian rule in Omdurman on June 29.

From Camel Herder to Dictator

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The scene of an exploded truck bomb in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Oct. 14. (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)
The scene of an exploded truck bomb in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Oct. 14. (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

Can Somalia Ever Win Against al-Shabab?

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A Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldier stands next to the Union Jack flag in Mogadishu, on May 7, 2013. Hundreds of Somalis marched through the capital to support a London conference attended by more than 50 countries and organisations, co-hosted by Britain Prime Minister David Cameron and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The conference is a diplomatic meeting by leaders and organisations to coordinate efforts to help Somalia rebuild, following two decades of civil war. AFP PHOTO/Mohamed Abdiwahab (Photo credit should read Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)
A Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldier stands next to the Union Jack flag in Mogadishu, on May 7, 2013. Hundreds of Somalis marched through the capital to support a London conference attended by more than 50 countries and organisations, co-hosted by Britain Prime Minister David Cameron and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The conference is a diplomatic meeting by leaders and organisations to coordinate efforts to help Somalia rebuild, following two decades of civil war. AFP PHOTO/Mohamed Abdiwahab (Photo credit should read Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

Brexit Is Bad News for Africa. Period.

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Canadian Navy sailor stays alert while guarding World Food Programme (WFP) ship into Mogadishu as they provide on September 18, 2008 an anti-pirate escort for the ship taking food aid to Somalia. The UN Security Council in June adopted a resolution authorising foreign warships to enter Somalia's territorial waters with the government's consent to combat pirates, though it has yet to be implemented. European foreign ministers agreed to set up a special unit to coordinate the fight against piracy off Somalia, raising the possibility of an EU naval mission to the region. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)
Canadian Navy sailor stays alert while guarding World Food Programme (WFP) ship into Mogadishu as they provide on September 18, 2008 an anti-pirate escort for the ship taking food aid to Somalia. The UN Security Council in June adopted a resolution authorising foreign warships to enter Somalia's territorial waters with the government's consent to combat pirates, though it has yet to be implemented. European foreign ministers agreed to set up a special unit to coordinate the fight against piracy off Somalia, raising the possibility of an EU naval mission to the region. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

Africa’s $700 Billion Problem Waiting to Happen

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No Money, No Peace

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