Books
Africa, You Have a Friend in Washington (New Academia, 2023)
US Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik (Lynne Rienner, 2020)
Intervening in Africa: Conflict Resolution in a Troubled Continent (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000)
Op-eds and Articles
“A New Face, But an Old Tactic: History Offers Clues on Stopping Russia’s African Advance.” American Diplomacy (May 2024)
“A Fragile Opportunity for Peace in Sudan.” allAfrica (September 2023)
“Deepening Working Relationships in Africa.” The Foreign Service Journal (June 2023)
“The Time Is Right for a Pivot to Africa.” U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings. (March 2022)
“How American diplomacy can help Guinea's people.” The Hill. (September 2021)
“Dealing with Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” American Diplomacy. (August 2021)
“How Climate Change, Aid & Security Can Help President Biden Re-Engage Africa.” allAfrica. (January 2021)
“Climate Change: The Biden Administration's Opportunity in Africa.” Council on Foreign Relations. (November 2020)
“How the US can pull Sudan back from the brink.” The Hill. (September 2020)
“A Proposal for Peace in Cameroon.” Diplomatic Courier. (July 2020)
“What analysts are missing about Trump's Africa policy.” The Hill. (April 2020)
“Lessons From the Past on Cameroon’s Crisis.” Council on Foreign Relations. (January 2020)
“Occidentaux et Africains doivent s’entendre pour la promotion du patrimoine culturel africain". Le Monde. (August 2019)
“AFRICOM can make fishing fair for nations in its AOR.” Stars and Stripes. (July 2019)
“The Roots of Sudan's Upheaval.” Council on Foreign Relations. (May 2019)
“An Alternative Perspective on the U.S. Decision to Recognize Tshisekedi.” Council on Foreign Relations. (February 2019)
“Trump May Be About To Undermine Obama’s Africa Policy.” Newsweek. (February 2019)
“George H.W. Bush took Africa seriously.” The Hill. (December 2018)
“How Ron Dellums helped to launch South Africa’s black political parties.” The Hill. (August 2018)
“How Ethiopia and Eritrea can forge a new relationship.” African Arguments. (June 2018)
“Column: The Trump administration is starting to pay attention to Africa.” The Tampa Bay Times. (February 2018)
“African immigration is America's gain, Africa's loss.” The Hill. (January 2018)
"Mugabe Likely to Go Gracefully, Mnangagwa Unlikely to Stay Long." allAfrica. (November 2017)
"Reject Trump's Proposed Budget." Global Security. (March 2017)
"A Message To The Gambia - 'Build That Bridge.'" allAfrica. (December 2016)
"How Might Trump Change Africa Policy?" allAfrica. (November 2016)
“Congo: Jean-Pierre Bemba has served his time. Now let him serve his people.” AfricanArguments. (July 2016)
"Winning Hearts, Minds, and Independence: How the United States Approached Post-Colonial Africa." Foreign Affairs. (January 2016)
"Danger Looms in DRC As Kabila Maneuvers to Remain In Power." allAfrica. (August 2015)
"Civil Conflict, Civil Society: A History of Political and Social Change in Burkina Faso." Insight on Conflict. (February 2015)
"Cote d'Ivoire: Former U.S. Official Calls for Amnesty for Simone Gbagbo." allAfrica. (January 2015)
"Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold." African Arguments. (December 2013)
"Can Africa Trade Its Way to Peace?" The New York Times. (December 2008)
Journal Articles
"Al Qaeda in Africa: The Creeping Menace to Sub-Sahara's 500 Million Muslims." American Foreign Policy Interests 35 (2013): 63-69.
"Commentary: Without US Attention the Liberian Tragedy Will Fester." Africa Analysis 427 (July 25, 2003): 19.
"Democratizing Africa: Two Decades of U.S. Policy." American Foreign Policy Interests 33 (2011): 230-35.
"Finding Friends in Congress." Africa Report 40, no. 2 (March 1, 1995): 13.
"In Sub-Saharan Africa, Security Is Overtaking Development as Washington's Top Policy Priority." American Foreign Policy Interests 30 (2008): 88-95.
"Introduction to Africa's Conflicting Challenges: Security vs. Modernization." American Foreign Policy Interests 35 (2013): 311-12.
"NATO's Military Arm Starting to Look South Toward Africa." American Foreign Policy Interests 28 (2006): 219-21.
"Sudan: American Policy toward the Land of Endless Conflict." American Foreign Policy Interests 34 (2012): 322-28.
"The African Economic Miracle: Myth or Reality." American Foreign Policy Interests 35:212-16.
"U.S. Policy Toward Africa: Recommendations for the Next U.S. Administration, 2009-2013." American Foreign Policy Interests 30 (2008): 315-20.
"US-Africa Policy as Conflict Management." SAIS Review 21, no. 1 (Spring 2001): 239-44.