GP Columnists
Author - Scott McKenzie
Scott McKenzie received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, Philosophy, and American Studies from the University of Kansas in 2004 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa in 2011. Currently, Scott lives in New Orleans.
Scott’s research and writing focuses on international environmental law. He is interested in questions of global resource use, particularly water, in Africa and the Middle East. His work often focuses at the intersection of human rights and economic development.
Before law school Scott worked as an environmental education development agent for the United States Peace Corps in Morocco. He lived in a small village, and worked with community groups on projects. Together they planted trees, created the towns first municipal garbage program, and ate a lot of cous-cous. He also worked at the Cairo office of the Near East Foundation where he researched the impacts of climate change on the Nile Delta, and ate a lot of fuul.
In his free time Scott enjoys vegetarian cooking, riding his bike, and watching his way though a very long queue of movies.
Contact Scott directly at scott.obrien.mckenzie (@) gmail.com. Twitter @scottmckenzie80
Or visit his website, http://scottobrienmckenzie.wordpress.com/
Latest Posts:
Justice in Egypt — Fast or Slow?
This article about Egypt has been in a constant state of revision due to the recent developments related to the just completed elections. As I write this, the first round of parliamentary elections has passed with generally...
Gaddafi’s and Justice; Bring Saif to trial in Libya
Gaddafi is dead and his son Saif al-Islam is on the run. There are lingering questions about the circumstances of Muammar’s death, and even more about Saif’s future. Both of these events reinforce the need...
Emerging Economies Needed for Somalia
By now, I think most readers are aware that there is a devastating famine in Somalia. Again. Each day, a new wave of numbers paints a bleaker picture of conditions inside that country: A hundred families in a refugee...
Conservative American Politicians in Africa
The media often portrays American foreign policy in Africa as having only one viewpoint. This is far from true. Recent accounts illustrate how politicians can have their own agendas — which are in direct opposition to the...
Revolutions in our news — the BBC and Al-Jazeera
Like many, I have been ingesting news about the democracy movements in the Middle East and North Africa at a tremendous rate. Everyone has news sources that they consider the best, some pick their favorite based on lack of bias while...
High food prices: Cause and Result
Bread is a classic symbol of revolution. From the French revolution in 1789, to the ousting of Ben Ali in Tunisia in January 2011, it endures as totem of the high costs of food and of government’s inability to...
Elders, Sudan, and Peace
The Elders have asked all parties in Sudan to respect the final outcome and maintain the peace. South Sudan has been waiting for this vote since 2005, when a U.N. brokered peace agreement stipulated that a referendum on independence...
A Lasting Peace? Costa Rica and Nicaragua return to the ICJ
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In a world where so many conflicts are fought over land, and peace deals often emerge only after decades of war, it is refreshing to see countries turn to an international adjudication to solve their disputes. On November 18th, Costa Rica...
