Jeffrey Smith

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Jeffrey Smith (@Smith_JeffreyT) is the founding director of Vanguard Africa, a nonprofit organization launched in 2016 to build and promote democratic solutions for African nations. Mr. Smith frequently provides expert briefings to government institutions, presents on public panels, and has written extensively on issues related to global democracy, human rights and US-Africa policy for a host of premier international publications. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he received a masters degree in international relations with honors in 2007.

Articles by this author:

Police without mask fasks watch protesters in face masks on June 6, 2020 in Brooklyn NY. A protester on a bike has a sign reading, "Defund the NYPD."

Researchers on Atrocity Prevention Warn: US on Path to Widespread Political Violence

Jun. 10, 2020 Jeffrey Smith and Richard Ashby Wilson