Conflict and Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa

Ken Menkhaus is an associate professor of political science at Davidson College; last year he was a senior technical adviser to the UN Development Office for Somalia.

John Prendergast served as director of African affairs at the National Security Council from 1997 until February 1999, and is currently a resident fellow at the United States Institute of Peace and a special adviser to the State Department. The views expressed here are those of the authors.