WORLD BRIDGE BLOG

This week we have a little bit of humanitarian and aid worker stereotyping and a look at what DR Congo will be like if peacekeepers have to leave ahead of schedule. Exciting? We think so:

• Chris Albon on “Military 101” and how to easily spot aid workers – Khaki? Check!
• Sadly, the “Worldfocus” program that did some fantastic work on international news is going off the air.
• Congo Siasa’s Jason Stearns weighs in on the possibility that UN peacekeepers will be coming home from DR Congo a little earlier than expected.
• The New York Times does a fantastic editorial on Haiti and we just happen to be in it.
• Some fascinating academic research on celebrity humanitarianism. Texas in Africa also weighs in.
• And, finally, as a nod to all of the lovely Canadians in our office and their well-deserved, excellent hockey gold medal, I present you with the White House Press Secretary, a bet he lost and a jersey he was forced to wear.