Jason Stearns

3 weeks ago | diario-red.com | Qassam Muaddi |Andres Prieto |Ferran Martín |Jason Stearns

A principios de la semana pasada, mientras los aviones de combate israelíes reanudaban su campaña de bombardeos masivos en Gaza, Israel también ampliaba su ofensiva en Cisjordania, llegando esta vez al campo de refugiados de al-Ain, al oeste de Nablus. Las fuerzas israelíes entraron en el campo en la madrugada del miércoles 19 de marzo, cuando una fuerza israelí encubierta abrió fuego contra un vehículo, matando a su conductor, Odai Qatouni, y confiscando su cuerpo.

Aug 12, 2024 | fairobserver.com | Jason Stearns |Anton Schauble |Atul Singh |Hemant Kanakia

On May 10, a bombing attack on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reignited decades-long tensions between the DRC and its neighbor, Rwanda. Tensions have run high since 1996 when Rwanda orchestrated an invasion into Congo as a continuation of the Rwandan Civil War. But how did we get to a bombing attack? There are three dimensions to the hostility taking place in the region. The first, the national dimension, reaches as far back as 1960 when the Dutch left and Congo gained its independence.

Jul 26, 2024 | almendron.com | Jason Stearns

Last year, the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo turned 30. It is a grim milestone, and one that received almost no global attention. The silence isn’t a surprise. Since its inception, the war in Congo has excelled at evading international recognition. Few people noticed when the M23 Movement, the region’s biggest militia, rounded up and executed 171 civilians, in November 2022.

Jul 26, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Jason Stearns

Last year, the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo turned 30. It is a grim milestone, and one that received almost no global attention. The silence isn’t a surprise. Since its inception, the war in Congo has excelled at evading international recognition. Few people noticed when the M23 Movement, the region’s biggest militia, rounded up and executed 171 civilians, in November 2022.

Jan 2, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Jason Stearns

The elections held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 20 December deserve many adjectives - flawed, chaotic, historic, complex, rigged. Which ones to use, in which order, with how much emphasis? Was this a sign of democratic maturity, as the government would have it, or a sham, as the opposition has claimed? It was certainly complex. The country was electing a president, along with national, provincial, and local representatives.