| Region of Interest | Africa |
| Primary Country of Residence | United States of America |
| Title | Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer |
| Affiliation | U.S. Department of State (1958-1994) |
| Email | worldata@mindspring.com |
| Mailing Address | Mail to:
18908 Saint Laurent Drive
Lutz, Florida 33558-2807 USA |
| Phone/Fax Number(s) | phone: (813) 909-4815
fax: |
| Countries of Specialization | Somalia, Djibouti ; Burundi ; Cameroon ; Cote d'Ivoire ; Nigeria. |
| Education | Yale University, B.A 1957
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (1957-58)
Northwestern University (Certificate in African Studies, 1968) |
| Research Interests | Retired Foreign Service Officer, with over 25 years of experience in
Africa, both in the field and in the US. In second career, consultant on
peace operations with various US military commands and with various
academic institutions. Current teaching, writing and research interests
focus on failing and failed states, with particular reference to the
African continent. Have written extensively on the Horn of Africa,
especially Somalia and Djibouti. In addition to these two countries, FS
career assignments also included Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire,
Nigeria. Particularly interested in these various countries in which
served. As an Africanist, consider myself to be a multidisciplinary
practitioner with scholarly interests, rather than the contrary. Computer
literate, moderator on H-Net for African political forum. Member of the
African Studies Association for nearly 30 years. |
| Teaching Interests | Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1987-89
Professor of Strategy, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA 1992-94
Consultant on military and humanitarian issues, Department of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 2002-2010 |
| Publications | (With Prof. Jeffrey Herbst) Learning from Somalia: Lessons of Armed Humanitarian Intervention (Westview Press) 1997
Several dozen published articles on civil-military coordination and cooperation.
More than 100 participations in civil-military exercises around the world, 1994-2010. |
| Keywords | peace-keeping ; failing states ; failed states. |
