I have a new piece on the situation in Abyei, published by Small Arms Survey, read it here, or below the fold.
New article on the situation in Abyei
No Lines, No Peace? On the Borders of Abyei
just stay put and keep quiet
Abyei update
On Hunting
Droning On
Stasis-Noise-Heaviness
...and another
Abyei Report
More Small Arms Survey Reports on Abyei
New Onsite essays
I have two new essays in Onsite. A review of the exhibition on Dirt at the Wellcome Collection in London, and a reportage about rubbish in Juba, South Sudan.
Moral Conquest: visiting the Wellcome Collection. Onsite 26: Dirt. Fall Issue 2011.
Burning the future. Onsite 26: Dirt. Fall Issue 2011.
New Small Arms Survey Report on Abyei
Guardian op-ed: Breaking the cycle of violence in Sudan
On 18 August, at least 600 died in Uror county, Jonglei state, as Murle raiders attacked Lou Nuer villagers, in the latest in a series of raids and tit-for-tat attacks between the two groups that have left more than 1,000 dead since February. In grisly but illuminating symmetry, the UN said that around 26,000 cattle were stolen and 26,800 people displaced in the latest series of clashes.
Creating Facts on the Ground: Conflict Dynamics in Abyei
My working paper for Small Arms Survey has now been published. You can read it here.
Op-ed in La Croix
Lecture at Perdu on immigration in Europe
On 27 May 2011 I gave a lecture (via Skype) at the wonderful theatre Perdu, in Amsterdam, where I have fond memories of watching Die Große Stille. You can see the lecture here, or below the fold.