about

I am a writer, researcher, and photographer covering conflict, security, human rights, and organized crime, with a particular focus on the Sahel, West Africa, and Latin America.

Among other outlets, my writing, photography, and analysis has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and World Politics Review.

I am also a Lecturer at the Committee on International Relations, University of Chicago.

I wrote a book, with Tuesday Reitano, called Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Savior and was part of the team for Foreign Policy awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Award, New Media category.