Media Appearances
International Studies faculty Jason Stearns interviewed by global media regarding conflict in DRC
鈥淭his time around, we seem to be living in a different world 鈥� one in which migration, business investments and other national concerns are more important than humanitarianism, and where apathy trumps solidarity.鈥�
Jason Stearns, via The Financial Times
At the end of January 2025, the M23 rebellion, with backing from Rwanda, took control of the town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. 丁香园AV International Studies associate professor Jason Stearns, who has been working on the region for over two decades, has followed the situation closely and has provided analysis and commentary to a variety of international media outlets, in addition to briefing US, Congolese, and European officials.
Stearns is the author of and the founder of based in New York University's Center on International Cooperation.
Stearns recently published a critical op-ed in The Financial Times regarding the escalation of conflict in the eastern DRC titled 鈥淩wanda鈥檚 troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop鈥�. | PDF
In his op-ed for Le Monde, , Stearns, highlights how the lack of international response to the crisis in the DRC is part of trend of fraying multilateralism and humanitarianism in the world.
In an interview with Monocle Radio, , Stearns discusses the history behind the rise of the M23 rebellion and the geopolitical drivers of the region鈥檚 conflict, along with media coverage spanning the past three weeks.
Stearns also shares his expert analysis on the factors behind the fall of Goma to the M23 rebels in an interview with Deutsche Welle, . He highlights the role of Rwanda's geopolitical rivalries in the region, as well as donors' complacency and the Congolese government's missteps in the current escalation.
See a list of his other media appearances below.
- Deutsche Welle, February 17:
- Bloomberg, February 11:
- Bloomberg TV, February 10:
- Deutsche Welle (radio): (interviewed)
- BBC online news story, February 8: (cited)
- SBS News Australia (TV), February 7:
- 尝鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉:&苍产蝉辫; (cited)
- Monocle Podcast, February 1: (interviewed)
- NBC News, February 1:
- La Croix, January 30: (cited)
- BBC World Service (radio), January 30 : News Hour
- Financial Times (cited), January 30:
- La Presse, January 29:
- BBC World Service (radio) January 29: News Hour
- BBC Focus on Africa (radio), January 29: (interviewed)
- RTE (radio), January 29: (interviewed)
- Reuters, January 28: Congo fighting: (cited)
- The Washington Post, January 27:
- Financial Times (op-ed), January 26:
- NBC News (TV) January 25: (interviewed)
- Reuters: (cited)
- BBC World Service (radio) January 23: