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The price of peace

Alex De Waal — 17th November 2009 — Issue 165 Free entry

Avoiding failure in Afghanistan means embracing its patronage politics—bribes and all

Subject: International politics

Against gunboat philanthropy

Alex De Waal — 29th June 2008 — Issue 147

Bernard Kouchner’s proposal to force aid on the Burmese regime is dangerous posturing

Subject: East & Southeast Asia, Environment, International politics

Send in the peacemakers

Alex De Waal — 27th October 2007 — Issue 139

Diplomacy and a peace deal, not military intervention, offer the best hope of solving the Darfur crisis

Subject: Human rights, International politics

Darfur—the crisis explained

Alex De Waal — 22nd March 2007 — Issue 132

The collapse last year of African Union-led talks aimed at resolving the Darfur crisis leaves a solution as far away as ever. A Sudan expert who advised the AU during the talks explains the background to the conflict and asks whether it constitutes genocide

Subject: Human rights

Darfur—the crisis explained

Alex De Waal — 22nd March 2007 — Issue 132

Sudan’s chance

Alex De Waal — 28th August 2005 — Issue 113 Free entry

The recent death of John Garang is a shocking setback to Sudan’s peace process, but not a fatal one. The Bush administration deserves much of the credit for the peace deal signed in January, and if it keeps its nerve, can help preserve the peace with Garang’s successor

Aid-dumping

Alex De Waal — 23rd July 2005 — Issue 112

The use of western food surpluses to provide aid is soon to end. Two cheers

Subject: International politics

Does aid work?

Alex De Waal — 20th February 1998 — Issue 27

Dear Simon,
Thank goodness that once again we have a British government which regards world poverty as a shameful scandal, rather than as some sort of social tonic encouraging thrift and hard work.
But the truth is that development aid as it exists today is not an efficient means of financial transfer. A huge proportion-it rarely drops [...]

Subject: International politics, Law & government

Anarchy postponed

Alex De Waal — 20th February 1997 — Issue 16

Robert Kaplan’s 1994 predictions of coming anarchy were based on spurious statistics and powerful metaphors. Alex de Waal welcomes a mellowing of his views

Subject: Books & literature, International politics, Science & technology

Bad aid

Alex De Waal — 20th October 1996 — Issue 12

After a decade of deregulation and expansion, the emergency relief business is in a mess. Alex de Waal laments the industry’s lack of professionalism, but welcomes official recognition of the problem

Subject: Environment, International politics