Alex de Waal
Alex de Waal is Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University. His books include Mass Starvation, The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa, and Famine Crimes.
Remembering Andreas Eshete
A revolutionary, philosopher, and devoted patriot, he was among Ethiopia’s leading public intellectuals.
We Can No Longer Deny the Atrocities in Ethiopia
A civil war in the northern region of Tigray broke out in November. Denial within the international community has prevented much-needed humanitarian aid.
New Pathogen, Old Politics
We should be wary of simplistic uses of history, but we can learn from the logic of social responses.
Mass Starvation Is a Crime—It’s Time We Treated It That Way
The famine in Yemen is not simply “man-made.” Particular men are responsible, and they should be brought to justice.
Garrison America and the Threat of Global War
The crisis of liberal capitalism has arrived, bringing us to the brink of total global war.
The End of Interventionism
Two British reports deliver a damning and decisive verdict on the politics of interventionism.
Brexit Threatens World Peace and Security
The vote will have consequences far beyond the UK's borders.
Writing Human Rights and Getting It Wrong
The West likes morality plays with clear heroes and villains, in which we play the role of savior.
Assassinating Terrorists Does Not Work
It creates more violent terrorists and leaves no one who can talk peace.
