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Adjunct Fellow for Africa
Contact Info:
Phone: +1-212-434-9496
E-mail: mgavin@cfr.org
Location:
New York, NY
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Former senior U.S. Senate staffer with expertise in sub-Saharan Africa. Work focuses on the foreign policy implications of large youth populations in the developing world. Author of the Council Special Report on Zimbabwe.
Expertise:Congress and U.S. foreign policy, sub-Saharan Africa, human rights, corruption, HIV/AIDS
Experience:Legislative Director, U.S. Senator Ken Salazar (2005-2006); Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (1999-2005); Staff Director, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on African Affairs (2001-2002); Reporter, Human Rights News Service (1998-1999).
Languages:French (familiar)
Selected Publications:Coauthored introduction with Derek Reveron, America's Viceroys: The Military and U.S. Foreign Policy. (Pallgrave MacMillan 2004)
Current Research Project
March 31, 2008
| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Listen to CFR Adjunct Fellow for Africa Michelle D. Gavin discuss Zimbabwe's recent presidential and parliamentary elections.
See more in Zimbabwe, Elections
March 31, 2008
| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Scholar on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
Michelle Gavin explains the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe and the tallying process.
See more in Zimbabwe, Elections
March 2008
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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Other Report
How should the United States respond to Kenya’s political crisis in the wake of the power-sharing deal announced on February 28, 2008? In this POP, Adjunct Fellow Michelle D. Gavin suggests steps the Bush administration could take to promote political and ethnic reconciliation and to restore the viability of Kenya’s governing institutions.
January 4, 2008
| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Paul Stares, Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the post-election situation in Kenya, its potential development, and possible solutions.
See more in Kenya, Elections, International Peace and Security
January 2, 2008
Podcast
CFR’s Michelle Gavin discusses the violence and political tumult that have erupted in the wake of Kenya’s December elections.
See more in Kenya, Democracy and Human Rights
November 24, 2007
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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Op-Ed
Washingtonpost.com
Michelle Gavin urges the U.S. to work closely with others in the international community to map out strategies for a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe.
See more in Zimbabwe, Democracy and Human Rights
November 7, 2007
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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News Release
See more in Zimbabwe, Conflict Prevention
October 2007
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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Council Special Report No. 31
Council Special Report
Since 2000, President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to tolerate challenges to his power has led him to systematically dismantle the workings of Zimbabwe’s economic and political systems, replacing them with structures of corruption, intimidation, and repression. Michelle D. Gavin surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe, identifying current structural and legal impediments to economic and political recovery.
See more in Zimbabwe, Civil Reconstruction
October 11, 2007
| Speakers: | Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Coeditor, Beyond Humanitarianism |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Listen to CFR fellows Michelle D. Gavin and Princeton N. Lyman discuss U.S. policy toward Africa with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in Africa, U.S. Strategy and Politics
August-September 2007
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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Op-Ed
World Today
See more in Zimbabwe, International Organizations
May 2007
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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Article
Current History
See more in Africa, Society and Culture, Population
April 30, 2007
Podcast
Michelle D. Gavin, CFR's international affairs fellow, discusses her work as an electoral observer in Nigeria and the role of young people in Nigerian politics.
See more in Nigeria, Democracy and Human Rights
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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