Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Use and Abuse of the Genocide Convention
05 Nov 2025
Genocide crime, as defined by the UN Convention on Genocide, is sadly common. When does the world decide to respond?
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The US Targets Colombians by Sanctioning Gustavo Petro
29 Oct 2025
“I do not have a dollar in the United States. There is no account to freeze for me.” - Colombian President Gustavo Petro, solidarity rally in Bogota, 10/24/2025
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
A Tale of Two Ceasefires: Gaza and DRC
22 Oct 2025
The US has negotiated ceasefires in Gaza and the DRC’s eastern Kivu Provinces, but the killing, displacement, and devastation in both continue.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Dr. Denis Mukwege’s Nobel Peace Prize Brought No Peace to the Congolese
15 Oct 2025
Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to “the man who heals women” made Euro-Americans feel good without interrupting their catastrophic proxy war for Congo’s resources.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Dan Kovalik
Is the UN Charter Worth the Paper It’s Written On?
08 Oct 2025
In practice, the UN Charter ensures that the world’s most powerful nations are free to wage war at will without UN intervention or even censure, as the US has time and again.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Elias Amare
Eritrea in the Empire’s Crosshairs: Propaganda and Regime Change Operations
01 Oct 2025
Western NGOs and media recently launched coordinated attacks on Eritrea, a longstanding US target for regime change.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Gaza Is Not Rwanda: Its Suffering Should Not Perpetuate that of Congolese
24 Sep 2025
Likening the suffering of Gazans to that of Rwandan Tutsis perpetuates the narrative that has dominated the African Great Lakes Region for 30 years, allegedly justifying the sacrifice
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Neocolonialism in Africa, from the IMF and the World Bank to the International Caucasian Court for Prosecuting Africans
17 Sep 2025
These are remarks prepared for a 09/16/25 Covert Action webinar on Neocolonialism in Africa.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ethiopia: National Aspiration, Identity, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
10 Sep 2025
“Ethiopia just changed the continent of Africa forever.” - African development economist and electricity activist
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Delirious New Cold Warrior Ted Cruz Proposes US/Israel/Taiwan/Somaliland Pact
20 Aug 2025
Senator Ted Cruz has written an open letter urging Trump to recognize Somaliland, causing jubilation among Somaliland secessionists.