Selected Articles
Haiti
In the Kingdom of Impunity for the Huffington Post (2 April 2014)
Letter From Haiti for the Huffington Post (28 November 2012)
After Charles Taylor, Justice for Haiti? for the Huffington Post (26 April 2012)
Notes on Matthew J. Smith’s Red and Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict, and Political Change, 1934–1957 for Small Axe (November 2011)
The U.N. in Haiti: Time to Adapt or Time to Go for Truthdig (1 September 2011)
Notes from Haiti’s Long Hot Summer for the Huffington Post (23 August 2011)
On the passing of Jean-Claude Bajeux for AlterPresse (8 August 2011)
Note on Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s return to Haiti for Michael Deibert’s Blog (18 March 2011)
Haiti’s Aristide should be greeted with prosecution, not praise for AlterPresse (7 February 2011)
A Nightmare Returns to Haiti (Duvalier) for CNN (19 January 2011)
Thoughts on Haiti's Elections for Michael Deibert's Blog (30 November 2010)
The International Community's Responsibility to Haiti for The Guardian (15 July 2010)
Haiti and Dominican Republic: Good Neighbors? for the Financial Times’ Foreign Direct Investment (8 June 2010)
Haiti's Peasantry Key To Reconstruction for AlterNet (26 April 2010)
From Rubble to Recovery for the Financial Times’ Foreign Direct Investment (13 February 2010)
Haitian Radio Returns to the Air for Slate.com (5 February 2010)
Haiti: Tearing Down History for Slate.com (22 January 2010)
One Week In, Haitians Are Still Hungry for Slate.com (19 January 2010)
A few notes on the dismissal of Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis for AlterPresse (3 November 2009)
Haiti: “We Have Never Had Justice” for the Inter Press Service (21 July 2009)
Deportees from U.S. Face Culture Shock, Retain Hope for the Inter Press Service (8 July 2009)
“The Elites Are Like a Huge Elephant Sitting on Haiti”: Michael Deibert interviews Haitian Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis for the Inter Press Service (3 July 2009)
“Haiti Is Going From Catastrophe to Catastrophe”: Michael Deibert interviews Chavannes Jean-Baptiste for the Inter Press Service (28 September 2008)
Haiti-Dominican Republic: Film on Plantations Spurs Backlash for the Inter Press Service (4 June 2007)
Storm of Killing in Neighbourhood Has Wide Implications for Nation for the Inter Press Service (August 2, 2006)
The Democratic Republic of Congo
The Fall of Goma for African Arguments (21 November 2012)
North Kivu's False Peace for African Arguments (29 February 2012)
Congo: Between Hope & Despair for the World Policy Journal (Summer 2008)
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo for CorpWatch (26 June 2008)
POLITICS-DRC: Cautious Calm Settles Over War-scarred Ituri Region for the Inter Press Service (17 April 2008)
POLITICS-DRC: In a Governmental Vacuum, Yearnings for a Lost Empire for the Inter Press Service (21 March 2008)
A Humanitarian Disaster Unfolds in Eastern DRC for the Inter Press Service (1 March 2008)
Mexico
Why Arrest of Zetas Leader Does Not Mean End to Mexico’s Drug War for the Huffington Post (16 July 2013)
Mexico’s Cartel Wars for Truthdig (16 May 2011)
Border region lives in fear amid Mexico cartel war for Agence France Presse (12 May 2011)
U.S. must act to curb violence in Mexico for the Miami Herald (22 December 2010)
Guatemala
Ballots and Bullets in Guatemala for the Huffington Post (10 September 2011)
Guatemala: Caught in the Crossfire for the Miami Herald (18 January 2011)
Guatemala’s lonely battle against corruption for the Guardian (12 November 2010)
Drugs vs. Democracy in Guatemala for the World Policy Journal (Winter 2008/09)
Colombia
Like Colombia, Iconic City Remains a Place of Promise and Peril for the Inter Press Service (3 June 2010)
Amid Elections, Armed Groups Hold Colombian Town under the Gun for the Inter Press Service (1 June 2010)
Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire: A Call for Solidarity in Resolving Fate of Missing Reporter for the Inter Press Service (14 December 2007)
The Bitter Taste of Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire for the Inter Press Service (3 December 2007)
In Côte d’Ivoire, a Fragile Peace Is Framed by Promises Unfulfilled for the Washington Post (16 November 2007)
France
France's Troubled Suburbs Erupt Again for the Inter Press Service (29 November 2007)
France: Two Years After Riots, Little Has Changed for the Inter Press Service (24 September 2007)
Uganda
Oil Discovery Ignites Political Tensions in Uganda for fDi Intelligence (11 April 2012)
How Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 Will Hurt – And How You Can Help – Central Africa for the Huffington Post (9 March 2012)
The Problem with Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012″ for the Huffington Post (7 March 2012)
In Northern Uganda, a Difficult Peace for Le Monde diplomatique (26 February 2012)
Jamaica
Grieving Father Takes on Police Impunity for the Inter-Press Service (September 25, 2006)
Hauling HIV/AIDS Out of the Closet for the Inter-Press Service (September 26, 2006)
Jamaicans hope to separate crime, politics for the Washington Times (October 3, 2006)
Various
Letter From Miami for the Huffington Post (9 August 2013)
What James Craig Anderson’s Killing Means to America for the Huffington Post (9 August 2011)
Old Habits Die Hard in New Orleans for Truthdig (20 June 2011)
Mladic, Chomsky and Srebrenica: Time for an apology for Michael Deibert’s Blog (26 May 2011)
Women’s untold stories: A Conversation with Taslima Nasrin for Le Monde diplomatique (5 November 2009)
The Guns of August for Michael Deibert, Writer (14 August 2009)
TXstrata Dreaming: The Struggle of Aboriginal Australians against a Swiss Mining Giant for CorpWatch (16 February 2009)
Garífunas Confront Their Own Decline for Tierramérica (6 October 2008)
Nicaragua's Poisonous Political Brew for Folha de Sao Paulo (31 August 2008)
CULTURE-ETHIOPIA: Debate Swirls Around Fate of Holy Sites for the Inter Press Service (3 July 2008)
POLITICS-ETHIOPIA : A Tangled Political Landscape Raises Questions About African Ally of the U.S. for the Inter Press Service (21 June 2008)
In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt for the Inter Press Service (4 May 2008)
“We Mustn’t Think as South Africans That We Have Won the Day”: An interview with Bishop Paul Verryn for the Inter Press Service (4 May 2008)
Why I am voting for Barack Obama for Michael Deibert, Writer (15 April 2008)
The Dead and the Missing in Kashmir for The World Policy Journal (Spring 2007)
Drug Gangs Plague Rio's Slums for the Washington Times (March 14, 2006)