The book corrects a persistent myth in Albanian historical memory: that Woodrow Wilson, moved by the justice of the Albanian cause, used his moral authority to protect Albania's borders at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Nahzi's research, drawing on declassified CIA files, State Department cables, and congressional documents, tells a more complicated and more honest... Continue Reading →

Albania's decision to appoint Diella, an AI-driven virtual assistant, as a symbolic "AI Minister" drew international attention and raised a question that goes beyond Albania: can an algorithm hold public office, and if so, who bears responsibility for its decisions? This piece, published in Exit.al, looks at Albania's digital momentum — from the e-Albania portal... Continue Reading →

She was “the most beautiful girl in the world,” “shy and smiley,” and “a fierce commander,” according to various accounts. It feels difficult reconciling these statements with all other descriptions of ‘Aimee, the Congolese,’ the small-bodied young girl with a radiant smile and a sense of humor incongruous with the harsh environment she was forced... Continue Reading →

The withdrawal of US and Ugandan forces pursuing rebel leader Joseph Kony in Central Africa raised the question of how the Lord’s Resistance Army leader has eluded capture for three decades. Based on almost a decade of experience researching the LRA here is a seven-part answer. 1) Resilience Kony is without doubt one of the... Continue Reading →

Here is the cover jacket for the South African edition of When the Walking Defeats You to be published by HSRC Press under their Best Read imprint, in late August, 2017. To be distributed in South Africa only. Still figuring out how to provide more copies to East and Central Africa.

Here is my Q&A (and book review) with Professor Laura Seay in Washington Post's Monkey Cage. I am grateful to Professor Seay for reading and reviewing the book as well as her thoughtful questions and comments. She later tweeted about the difficult choices those in violent movements face, and our own moral dilemmas when confronted... Continue Reading →

A report on wildlife poaching and trafficking in Congo, South Sudan and Uganda, I researched and wrote months ago is finally out! I travelled to Congo's Garamba Park, South Sudan's Juba and various places in Uganda (as well as some interviews in Nairobi) to find out how elephants, rhinos and pangolins are poached and illegally... Continue Reading →

I was in Kampala when American military planners came to talk about how to deal with the LRA and Kony. There was a belief that the military mission the US army was about to embark on in Central Africa was going to be quick and relatively painless - the term 'low hanging fruit' might have... Continue Reading →