Moseley Op-Eds, Interviews and Popular Press Articles

2013

Moseley, W.G. 2013. “Too many elephants in African parks?” Al jazeera-English (print). April 21.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/2013416113911163191.html

Moseley, W.G. 2013. “Don't make the same anti-terrorism mistakes in Mali”  Al jazeera – English. January 15 (print).
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/2013114104752470169.html

2012

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Don’t Go Soft on Study Abroad: a Call for Academic Rigor.” Chronicle of Higher Education (print). December 12.
http://chronicle.com

Moseley, W.G. 2012, "The corporate take-over of African food security and agricultural production." Good Governance Africa. November 2012.
http://gga.org

Interview about drought and corn crop. News and Views with Susie Jones. WCCO-AM radio. August 12, 2012 (at the 20 minute mark of program).
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “The Silver Lining in the Drought.” New York Times. August 8 (print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/opinion/the-droughts-alert-for-corn.html?ref=opinion

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Assaulting Tolerance in Mali.” Al jazeera – English. July 16 (print).
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201271594012144369.html

Interview. “Azawad: Can this breakaway African state work?” podcast for Africafiles: The Pulse. May 24, 2012.
http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/africafiles-pulse/2012/05/azawad-can-breakaway-african-state-work

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Africa’s Future? Botswana’s Growth with Hunger.” Al jazeera-English (print). May 8.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/201254115536921635.html

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “A more radical choice for World Bank president.” Al jazeera- English (print). April 28.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201242691921434336.html

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Azawad: The latest African border dilemma.” Al jazeera-English (print). April 18.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/20124149184982408.html

Panel discussion and interview regarding situation in Mali (TV). “Are sanctions beginning to bite in Mali?” Aljazeera’s ‘Inside Story.’ | April 6, 2012.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2012/04/201246122834141983

Radio interview on “The World Today.” BBC. April 4, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00q8855

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Massive corruption does not justify Malian coup.” Al jazeera-English (print). April 1.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012331124714249529.html

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Mali's coup must be widely condemned.” Al Jazeera-English (print). March 23.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/20123238341314250.html

Moseley, W.G. 2012. "American decline and the imperative for higher education." Al jazeera – English (print). Feb 9.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012271229581421.html

Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Imperialism 2.0: EU fosters Botswana degradation.” Al jazeera – English (print). Feb 1.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/2012127131741143676.html

2011

Moseley, W.G. "China's Farming History Misapplied in Africa." Al jazeera English, October 27, 2011. http://aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/201110241502249406.html

Interview (TV) with Peter Shea. Reflections on geography, international development and publich scholarship. Bat of Minerva. October 14, 2011. http://www.ias.umn.edu/media/BatofMinerva/WilliamMoseley.php

Interview with Tom Crann (Radio). “Macalester's William Moseley brings hunger-violence research to U.N.” MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. October 3, 2011. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/01/macalester-william-moseley-un-somalia/

Interview (Television). “Famine in the Horn of Africa.” Almanac (in last 15 minutes of program). Twin Cities Public Television. September 30, 2011. http://www.mnvideovault.org/mpml_player_embed.php?vid_id=22745&select_index=0

Moseley, W.G. "Famine in the Horn of Africa: Malthus Beware.” Al jazeera – English (print). August 23, 2011. http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/20118178844125460.html

Interviewed by Radio Sweden about famine in the Horn of Africa. August 11, 2011. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=99&artikel=4639973

Panel discussion and interview regarding drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Aljazeera's 'Inside Story'. http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insidestory/2011/08/20118710209703235.html
August 6, 2011.

Interviewed on Los Angeles Public Radio regarding famine in the Horn of Africa (http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2011/08/04/20152/famine-in-somalia-how-does-starvation-still-happen/). Pat Morrison Show. August 4, 2011.

Moseley, W.G. 2011. "Why They’re Starving. The man-made roots of famine in the Horn of Africa." The Washington Post. July 29.pg. A19. (reprinted in St. Paul Pioneer Press, Albany Times, Sacramento Bee, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, South Mississippi Sun Herald, Takoma NewsTribune, Austin Statesman, Minn Post and West Hawaii Today). (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/behind-africas-famine-more-than-just-drought-famine-isnt-inevitable/2011/07/28/gIQAJCrsfI_story.html

Interviewed on Voice of America regarding famine in the Horn of Africa (http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Experts-Look-to-Past-for-Clues-to-Prevent-Famine-in-Horn-of-Africa-126220303.html). July 26, 2011.

Moseley, William. 2011. "Make farming energy efficient." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 3. pg. 15A.

2010

Two Voice of America Stories profiling research undertaken by Moseley, Carney and Becker on the 2008 global food crisis in West Africa. 1) “West Africans, Free Markets and the '08 Food Crisis,” 3/14/2010

“Study Documents Effects of Market Policy Changes on Three West African Countries,” 3/22/2010

2009

Moseley, W.G. 2009. "Area Studies in a Global Context." The Chronical of Higher Education." November 29, 2009.

Moseley, W.G. 2009. "Stop the Blanket Militarization of Humanitarian Aid." Foreign Policy. July 31.

2008

Moseley, W.G. 2008. "Let's not pull back on the Peace Corps." Minneapolis StarTribune. Dec. 11.

Moseley, W.G. 2008. "In search of a better revolution." Minneapolis StarTribune. May 14. p. A11.

Interviewed by Eric Blair. "The friction between the fair-trade and local-first movements." Charleston City Paper. April 30, 2008.

2007

Moseley, W.G. 2007. "Farmers in developing world hurt by 'eat local' philosophy in U.S." San Francisco Chronicle . November 18. pg. E5. (also published in the Seattle Post- Intelligencer on November 19 under the title "Change global marketplace rules").

Interviewed by Joel Grostephan. 2007. "Ethanol puts strain on immigrant farming." Story produced by Great Lakes Radio Consortium for NPR affiliates. September 3.

Moseley, W.G. 2007. "A population remedy is right here at home: U.S. overconsumption is a bigger issue than fertility." The Philadelphia Inquirer . July 11.

Interviewed by Jean Feraca for Here on Earth, "Fair Trade Wine." Wisconsin Public Radio. June 30, 2007.

Kerr, LM and W.G. Moseley. "How Ethanol is Hurting the State's Hmong Farmers." Op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune . May 18, pg. A19.

Moseley, W.G. 2007. “Transformation and the Delinquent South African Wine Connoisseur.” Cape Argus ( Cape Town newspaper). March 19, pg. 13.

2006

Estrada, HM. 2006. “Time to Try S. African Wine, Prof. Says.” Minneapolis Star Tribune . Monday, September 18. p. B3. (Interview regarding worker produced, fair trade wine from South Africa ).

Moseley, W.G. 2006. “ America's Lost Vision: The Demise of Development .” International Herald Tribune . Pg. 7, August 9 (reprinted in the November 2006 issue of the AAG Newsletter, p. 17).

Interviewed by Paul Crann of Minnesota Public Radio for All Things Considered. 2006. “ Black economic empowerment enters South African wine industry .” August 7.

Moseley, W.G. 2006. " Post-Apartheid Vineyards: land redistribution begins to transform South Africa's wine country ." Dollars & Sense Magazine . Pp. 16-21. Jan/Feb Issue

(Reprinted in the revised 11th edition (2007) of Global Studies-Africa. Dubuque , IA : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. Also reprinted in Real World Globalization, 9th Edition (2007). Boston : Dollars & Sense).

2005

Moseley, W.G. and S.T. Ledermann. 2005. “ Global Cotton Economy: Prospect and Peril .” Africa Week Magazine . April.

2004

Moseley, W.G. 2004. “ Cotton's Not King: Farm Subsidies and Africa .” International Herald Tribune , July 20, pg. 8.

Moseley, W.G. 2004. “ On Geography and the American Liberal Arts College .” Association of American Geographer's Newsletter . 39(7):10.

2002

Moseley, W.G. 2002. “Reflections of an American Geographer on the Anniversary of September 11th.” Association of American Geographer's Newsletter . 37(11):11-12 (reprinted in Moseley, W.G., D. Lanegran and K. Pandit (eds). 2007. The Introductory Reader in Human Geography: Contemporary Debates and Classic Writings. Malden , MA : Blackwell Press).

Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. 2002. “A Critical Examination of Two Famine Early Warning Methodologies in Zimbabwe : What Lessons May Be Learned?” Food Forum . Issue 60, p. 7-10.

Moseley, W.G. 2002. “ Bush grasps to define enemy .” Chicago Sun Times . March 16 (Op-Ed).

Moseley, W.G. 2002. “ Voodoo environmentalism .” The Christian Science Monitor . February 27 (Op-Ed).

2001

Moseley, W.G. 2001. “ Peace Corps and People-Centered Development .” Daily Chronicle . October 19, p. A6 (Op-Ed).