Assistant Research Fellow
As an Assistant Research Fellow, Alix Boucher focuses on good governance, peace operations, and transnational threats. Her areas of expertise include peace operations in Africa, building the rule of law in conflict and post-conflict states, security sector reform, and UN sanctions.
Before joining the Africa Center, Ms. Boucher served as an expert adviser for the High Level Review on United Nations Sanctions, an international effort to assess the effectiveness of UN sanctions. She was also a member of the Targeted Sanctions Research Consortium. She previously worked at the Stimson Center’s Future of Peace Operations program, the National Defense University’s Center for Complex Operations, and the Global Center on Cooperative Security. She received a B.A. in international relations from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and an M.A. in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. She is a native French speaker.
Areas of Expertise
Peace operations, stability operations, UN sanctions, UN expert panels, countering violent extremism, counterterrorism, West Africa, Central Africa, and the Sahel Africa
Spotlight
A Stagnant Transition in Guinea
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, August 6, 2024
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Creating a Culture of Military Professionalism in Senegal
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, December 6, 2023
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies, April 3, 2023
Infographic
Professional Military Education Institutions in Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, February 25, 2022
Book Chapter
“Mitigating Evasion of UN Sanctions: Africa as a Testing Ground” in Multilateral Sanctions Revisited: Lessons Learned from Margaret Doxey. Andrea Charron and Clara Portela, eds.
McGill-Queens University Press, September 2022
Spotlight
Six Issues Shaping Côte d’Ivoire’s Presidential Election
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, October 20, 2020
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Examining Togo’s Implausible Election Results
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, March 2, 2020
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Five Issues to Watch in Togo’s Presidential Election
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, February 14, 2020
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Guinea at a Crossroads
La Guinée à la croisée des cheminsAfrica Center for Strategic Studies, August 15, 2019
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Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Falling Short of Credible
Les élections en République démocratique du Congo : La crédibilité fait cruellement défautAfrica Center for Strategic Studies, December 14, 2018
Report
U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, January 2018
Spotlight
Priorities for Security and Justice during Liberia’s Transition
Priorités en matière de sécurité et de justice pendant la période de transition au LibériaAfrica Center for Strategic Studies, January 2018
Book Chapter
“UN Panels of Experts: Identifying Sanctions Violations and the Networks behind Them,” in Combating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit, Michael Dziedzic, ed.
July 2016
Book Chapter
“United Nations Sanctions Coordination,” in Targeted Sanctions: The Impact and Effectiveness of UN Action, Thomas Biersteker, Sue Eckert, and Marcos Tourinho, eds.
March 2016
UN General Assembly/UN Security Council Document
“Compendium: High Level Review on United Nations Sanctions”
June 12, 2015
Case Study
“Targeted Sanctions: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire,” in the UN Targeted Sanctions Qualitative Database
June 2014
Report
July 2013
Report
United Nations Panels of Experts and UN Peace Operations: Exploiting Synergies for Peacebuilding
September 2010
Report
Targeting Spoilers: The Role of UN Panels of Experts
January 2009
Report
Defense Sector Reform: A Note on Current Practice
July 2009
Report
National Security Strategies and Policies: A Note on Current Practice
July 2009
Report
July 2009
Article
“Framing the Issue: UN Responses to Corruption and Criminal Networks in Post-Conflict Settings”
International Peacekeeping, February 2009
Report
Mapping and Fighting Corruption in War-Torn States
March 2007
Chapter
“The Role of Fighting Corruption in Facilitating Transition in Afghanistan,” in Transitions: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions in International Assistance Harry R. Yarger, ed.
August 2011
Guinean President Visits US, Faces Term Limit Questions
Voice of America, September 20, 2019
Malians Voted Amid Terror Threats
Voice of America, August 13, 2018
Can AU Tackle Security Challenges in the Sahel?
Voice of America, July 10, 2018
Washington Forum du 15 février 2018
La Voix de l’Amérique, February 15, 2018
Liberia Election: George Weah Versus Joseph Boakai
Al Jazeera, December 26, 2017
Ugandan Soldiers Accused of Rape and Assault to Face Court Martial
The Guardian, June 6, 2017