Alex Leader

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Alex Leader hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a Bachelor's of Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Beginning with his freshman year in college, he has interned with a variety of non-profits focused on international challenges and environmental issues. Alex will be attending UC San Diego's School of Global Policy & Strategy this August to earn his Master's in International Affairs, with a focus on international economics and Southeast Asia. Having previously worked for i-ACT during the summer of 2012, he is very excited to rejoin to the team!

Posts by Alex Leader:

• What can be done to save the Rohingya?

  During the 2015 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Kuala Lumpur, the regional bloc briefly and fruitlessly deliberated […]
• Campaign Success!

  Earlier this year, we joined the Congo advocacy community in a  to promote free and fair elections in the DR […]
• Sanctions Campaign Success for DR Congo

  Earlier this year, we joined the Congo advocacy community in a campaign to promote free and fair elections in the […]
• The Seleka, Anti-Balaka, and a Way Forward

  Horrific violence, which has plagued the Central African Republic (CAR) since late 2012, was precipitated by the disintegration of the […]
• A Possibility of Extermination

  This past week, Aung San Suu Kyi, an enduring symbol of the struggle for democracy in Burma and now State […]
• Red flags we can’t ignore

  Warning signs, grimly reminiscent of previous episodes of genocide, are appearing across Burundi. This tiny nation, nestled within the green […]
• CAR’s refugees – between a rock and a hard place

  Years of conflict in the Central African Republic has generated roughly half a million refugees. With over 100 residents of […]
• The Cancer within Peacekeeping

  Last month, an International Criminal Court tribunal found the former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, guilty […]
• A Troubled History

  Horrific violence, which has plagued the Central African Republic (CAR) since late 2012, was precipitated by the disintegration of the […]
• Central African Republic’s New President

  On March 30, the Central African Republic will usher in a new presidential era as sectarian tensions threaten to unravel […]