Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 1 Spring 2014 A total shattering of the peace has led to more than 10,000 deaths and upwards of one million …
Somaliland: A study in the potential of indigenous resources
Author Christina Woolner Christina Woolner is currently studying for an MPhil in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. A former program officer with Project Ploughshares, she spent the last …
Turning a corner? After decades of civil war, some developments indicate Somalia may be heading toward stability
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 33 Issue 4 Since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, no one has lost money betting against stability emerging in …
Regime change through force? The temptation to prosecute an all-out war between the Sudans should be resisted on all sides
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2012 Volume 33 Issue 2 The secession of the Republic of South Sudan from the Republic of Sudan in July 2011 did not …
Kony 2012: Now that we have your attention
No sense just piling on. The Kony 2012 viral video has elevated awareness of Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Africa to stratospheric heights. Over the past few days the …
South Sudan’s Unsteady Start
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Autumn 2011 Volume 32 Issue 3 The world welcomed its newest state on July 9, 2011. The Republic of South Sudan became the 54th …
South Sudan’s New Battle: Building a State amid Internal Violence
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2011 Volume 32 Issue 1 The creation of a new state—the Republic of South Sudan—and the creation of the state in South Sudan …
Brinksmanship, Delay and Broken Agreements: The Southern Sudan Independence Referendum
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Winter 2010 Volume 31 Issue 4 It was under a tree in a dusty field in Southern Sudan in September 2008. The research interview was …
Diplomatic Uses for IGAD in Sudan’s Referendum Period
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2010 Volume 31 Issue 2 Having just come through its first nationwide elections since 1986, Sudan now faces the last major hurdle in the …
Insecurity in Southern Sudan: Prelude to War or the Promise of a New Age?
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2010 Volume 31 Issue 1 As Sudan moves toward elections in April 2010 and the January 2011 referendum on Southern Sudan succession, instability from …