Colin Thomas-Jensen
Policy Adviser
Colin Thomas-Jensen is a Policy Advisor to the Enough project, where he helps guide Enough’s analysis and policy recommendations ito end genocide and crimes against humanity. He also oversees field research and the production of reports on Sudan, Chad, Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and the Horn of Africa. He is currently a Truman Security Fellow.
Colin previously worked at the International Crisis Group and had a range of research and advocacy responsibilities within the Africa program. He joined Crisis Group from the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he was an information officer on the humanitarian response team for Darfur.
Colin served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia and Mozambique, and has travelled extensively in East, Central, and Southern Africa. He has a master’s degree in African Studies from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies with a concentration in the history of Islam in Africa, African politics, and Islamic family law. Colin has written on Sudan and the Horn of Africa for Foreign Affairs and Current History, publishes regular commentaries and op-eds in print and online, and speaks frequently with international news outlets.
Email: ctj /@\ enoughproject.org
Articles by Colin Thomas-Jensen
- The United States and Egypt: A Common Cause in Sudan, August 18, 2009
- The Violence Behind Congo’s Mineral Trade, August 14, 2009
- Ask the Expert: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 7, 2009
- The World's New Threat: Conflict Fatigue, June 11, 2009
- Beyond Crisis Management in Eastern Congo, December 11, 2008
- Sudan: Opportunity in the Midst of Crisis, September 23, 2008
- Past Due, June 4, 2008
- Nasty Neighbors: Resolving the Chad-Sudan Proxy War, April 22, 2008
- Getting Serious About Ending Conflict and Sexual Violence in Congo, March 20, 2008
- Human Rights in the Congo: Testimony of ENOUGH's Colin Thomas-Jensen, March 6, 2008
- Is Anyone Serious About Ending the Political Crisis in Chad? , February 19, 2008
- A Strategy for Success in Sirte, November 19, 2007
- How to Get the UN/AU Hybrid Force Deployed to Darfur, October 4, 2007
- Averting the Nightmare Scenario in Eastern Congo, September 12, 2007
- Echoes of Genocide in Darfur and Eastern Chad, September 6, 2007
- An Axis of Peace for Darfur: The United States, France, and China, June 18, 2007
- A Plan B with Teeth for Darfur, May 10, 2007