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John Prendergast

John Prendergast

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John Prendergast is Co-Founder of The Sentry and the co-author (with Fidel Bafilemba) of Congo Stories.

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  1. Turning Off Congo’s Looting Machine
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    Turning Off Congo’s Looting Machine

    Jul 29, 2022 John Prendergast traces the deep roots of the country’s exploitation and touts long-overdue efforts to ensure accountability.

  2. Accountability and Aid in Ethiopia
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    Accountability and Aid in Ethiopia

    Dec 8, 2021 John Prendergast urges the US and others to take aggressive steps to stop the government from using starvation as a weapon.

  3. Justice in a Hijacked State
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    Justice in a Hijacked State

    Oct 19, 2020 John Prendergast & Nathalia Dukhan propose ways to punish those who are looting – and dismembering – the Central African Republic.

  4. Killer Corruption
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    Killer Corruption

    May 15, 2020 John Prendergast advocates the use of financial tools to ensure that corrupt elites don't undermine COVID-19 responses.

  5. Europe’s Contribution to Peace in Sudan
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    Europe’s Contribution to Peace in Sudan

    Jan 2, 2011 George Clooney & John Prendergast

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    Countering Trump’s Politics of Fear

    Koichi Hamada calls for a new set of policies that responds to, rather than dismisses, US voters’ legitimate fears.
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    Where Are the Democrats?

    Reed Galen lambasts the party for sitting by and watching America implode, in the misguided hope of winning the midterms.
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    Signs of a US Recession

    Dambisa Moyo catalogues several indicators suggesting that the world's largest economy is headed for a slump.
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    Trump’s Trade War

    Less than two months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners, with much more to come. This strategy not only lacks any credible theoretical foundations; it is putting the US on a path toward irrevocable economic and geopolitical decline.

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    Why Frugal AI Alone Won’t Fix AI’s Energy Problem

    Boris Ruf explains why shifting the responsibility for reducing AI’s carbon footprint to end users is counterproductive.
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    The Global South’s Path to Economic Resilience

    Anwar Ibrahim

    Today's profound global uncertainty is not some accident of history or consequence of values-free technologies. Rather, it reflects the will of rival great powers that continue to ignore the seminal economic and social changes underway in other parts of the world.

    explains how Malaysia and other middle powers are navigating increasingly uncertain geopolitical terrain.
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    America’s “HIP” Economy

    Todd G. Buchholz sees developments and breakthroughs in health, information, and power as grounds for optimism.
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    Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

    Andrés Velasco reflects on the tragic fate of the country that took him in as a teenage refugee from Augusto Pinochet's Chile.
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    The Global Divide Over the Ukraine War

    Brahma Chellaney urges all parties to adopt a realistic approach to a deadlocked conflict and negotiate accordingly.

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