{"id":5408,"date":"2020-12-14T07:06:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T06:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?page_id=5408"},"modified":"2021-09-14T06:29:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T05:29:26","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?page_id=5408","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Print &#8211; Recent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple articles and a video in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestreetspirit.org\/article_author\/thomas-brouns\/\">Street Spirit Newspaper<\/a>,<\/strong> 2020-2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple articles on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richmondconfidential.org\/author\/tbrouns\/\">Richmond Confidential<\/a>,<\/strong> Sep-Dec 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thomas-brouns.medium.com\/what-some-africans-can-teach-trump-about-democracy-41d1fc0581d7\">What Some African Countries can Teach Trump about Democracy<\/a><\/strong><br>Jan 4, 2021, Medium &#8211; Half a year after successfully holding their own elections, Burundians weigh in on Trump&#8217;s refusal to concede the U.S. presidential election (opinion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thomas-brouns.medium.com\/the-scramble-for-sapphires-in-madagascars-protected-rainforest-40cfd02542aa\">The Scramble for Sapphires in Madagascar&#8217;s Protected Rainforest<\/a><\/strong><br>Nov 2019, Medium &#8211; Thousands of artisanal miners hunt for sapphires in the middle of a protected rainforest, with disastrous results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thomas-brouns.medium.com\/https-medium-com-brouns-tom-madagascar-urban-poor-forcibly-evicted-a49ec7f6a1a1\"><strong>Burning Down the House: Police Forcibly Evict Urban Poor in<\/strong> <strong>Madagascar&#8217;s Capital<\/strong><\/a><br>Nov 2019, Medium &#8211; Urban police in Madagascar evict residents of a homeless encampment. Despite tragic outcomes, little sympathy from city residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video &#8211; Recent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/tazmpictures\/alcatraz\">Swimming from Alcatraz<\/a><\/strong><br>May 2021 &#8211; Why open water swimming is growing more popular\u2013and what motivates people to immerse themselves in cold water?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/495097102\">Where has all the Music Gone?<\/a><\/strong><br>Dec 2020 &#8211; With live music banned due to covid-19, musicians in San Francisco&#8217;s East Bay have been forced to innovate &#8211; in ways that will continue to benefit them after covid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/490053713\">Gorillas in their Midst<\/a><\/strong><br>Dec 2020 &#8211; Visiting the mountain gorillas in SW Uganda during COVID-19 poses a risk to the gorillas. But shutting off tourism altogether is not an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/8107298\">Artisan: Jobs in Madagascar&#8217;s Informal Sector<\/a><\/strong><br>2017-2019 &#8211; Four-part series exploring little-known trades in Madagascar&#8217;s informal sector<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/swordandpen\/episodes\/U-S--Army-and-Afghan-war-veteran-Thomas-Brouns-corresponds-with-Afghan-translator-e177ma0\/a-a6gnjim\">An Afghan-American&#8217;s Family is Stuck in Kabul<\/a><\/strong><br>Sep 2021 &#8211; Chronicling a former translator&#8217;s efforts to get his American family safely home from Kabul after the Taliban&#8217;s takeover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Older Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigionline.org\/articles\/why-population-centric-approach-doesnt-go-far-enough\">Why a &#8220;Population-Centric&#8221; Approach Doesn&#8217;t Go Far Enough<\/a><\/strong><br>Feb 1, 2010, Centre for International Governance Innovation blog (opinion)           &#8211; Encourages a &#8220;perception-centric&#8221; approach in the Afghan war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armyupress.army.mil\/Portals\/7\/military-review\/Archives\/English\/MilitaryReview_20090831_art005.pdf\">Exploiting Insurgent Violence in Afghanistan<\/a><\/strong><br>Aug 2009, Military Review &#8211; Argues for more effective responses to insurgent violence. 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