Media

I am an experienced commentator and media contributor, covering subjects related to war, peace, and the Congolese conflict. This section contains some highlights from my media work.

Eye on Africa, France 24 English, France
(June 2021)

RETEX, Mediapart, France
(April 2023) (French)

Charlie Rose Show, PBS, USA
(December 2008)

Full Frame, CGTN America, China
(December 2021)

The Open Mind, PBS, USA
(July 2021)

Perspective, France 24, France
(June 2021)

Worlds Apart, RT, Russia
(January 2019)

The World Today, CNTG, China
(December 2018)

Media enquiries

I welcome inquiries for interviews and comments on peace and peacebuilding, especially concerning conflict-resolution, peacekeeping, international aid, or the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Selected articles

I have written articles and op-eds, and have been interviewed for and quoted in a range of media outlets and publications.

Columns and op-eds

Interviews and Q&As

Quoted in

Selected audio

I have been interviewed and participated in talk shows for various radios around the world.

Media Archive

“Negotiating Peace the Same Old Way Doesn’t Work. Here is What Does,” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, USA (March 2021)
- * Dari translation: “مذاکرات صلح به شیوه قدیمی موثر نیست، اما بدیل چیست؟,” روزنامه هشت صبح, Afghanistan (March 2021)
“There’s Another Way to Build Peace. And It Doesn’t Come from the Top Down,” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, USA (October 2018)
“Three Flawed Ideas Are Hurting International Peacebuilding,” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, USA (March 2017)
“Here’s What Congo Can Teach the World About Peace,” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, USA (October 2016)
“Trouble in Peaceland,” Foreign Policy, USA (October 2015)
“The Everyday Politics of International Intervention,” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, USA (June 2014)
“Peacebuilding From the Inside,” Room for Debate, The New York Times, USA (November 2012)
“The Continuing Trouble with the Congo,” African Arguments, UK (August 2012)
“The Only Way to Help Congo,” International Herald Tribune, USA (June 2012)
- * (Unauthorized) French translation: “La seule façon d’aider le Congo,” La Republica (DR Congo, October 2021)

Culture Monde, France Culture, France (December 2023, starts at 38′)
Les Matins Éphémères, CKRL, Canada (November 2023, in French, [Nov 29, starts at 91′])
Magasine, Pole FM, Congo (May 2023, in French and in Swahili)
Actualités, Gorilla FM, Congo (May 2023)
Tout un Monde, Radio Télévision Suisse, Switzerland (May 2023)
Cultures Monde, France Culture, France (October 2022)
Les Enjeux internationaux, France Culture, France (June 2022)
Echo der Zeit, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Suisse (Octobre 2021)
Estado do Sítio, TSF Rádio Notícias, Portugal (June 2021)
WRHU, USA (June 2021)
Newsday, BBC World, UK (May 2021)
World Affairs, NPR, USA (March 2021)
Leonard Lopate At Large, WBIA, USA (March 2021)
Fronteras, KJZZ, USA (August 2019)
News, BBC Great Lakes, UK (January 2019)
Global Focus, RFI, France (September 2017)
Global Journalist, KBIA, USA (August 2017)
Newsday, BBC World, UK (April 2017) (starts at 31’35)
World in Progress, Deutsche Welle, Germany (April 2016)
Visão Global, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (January 2016)
Invité Afrique, RFI, France (September 2015)
Business Matters, BBC World, UK (April 2015)
News, Radio Algeria, Algeria (April 2015)
Destellos, Europea Media, Spain (November 2014)
Invité Afrique, RFI, France (September 2014)
Late City Edition, WKCR, USA (March 2014)
Daybreak Africa, Voice of America, USA (December 2013)
The World, PRI and BBC, USA (March 2013)
Invité Afrique, RFI, France (March 2013)
Rear Vision, ABC Radio National, Australia (December 2012)
Invité Afrique, RFI, France (March 2012)
WFPL News, WFPL, USA (November 2011)
Afrik’Hebdo, RTBF, Belgium (January 2011)
How We Got Here, BBC and PRI, USA (November 2010)
BBC News, BBC, UK (November 2010)
Radio France International News, RFI, France (August 2010)
Outlook, Voice of Russia, USA / Russia (December 2009)
Guests from around the World, Worldstreams, USA (April 2009)
Worldfocus Talk Show, BlogTalkRadio, USA (December 2008)
Global News Roundup, WKCR, USA (November 2008)

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