
Cameron Hudson is a senior fellow in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He was previously a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, where his research focused on the democratic transitions and conflict in the Horn of Africa. Previously, Cameron served as the executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for the Prevention of Genocide. Prior to that, Cameron served in a number of roles across the U.S. government. At the State Department, he served as the chief of staff to successive presidential special envoys for Sudan during the period of South Sudan’s separation from Sudan and the Darfur genocide. He also served during the Bush administration as the director for African affairs on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House. He started his government career as an intelligence analyst in the Africa Directorate at the Central Intelligence Agency. He has also worked in democracy and governance with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the International Organization on Migration. His commentary on Africa issues has been featured by, among other outlets, the BBC, Al Jazeera, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Voice of America, and National Public Radio. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Why South Africa’s president could be walking into an Oval Office ‘buzzsaw’
Cameron Hudson cited in POLITICO — May 21, 2025
Second Oval Office ambush by Trump could make foreign leaders think twice
Cameron Hudson cited in Reuters — May 21, 2025
Prized Oval Office Visits With Trump Become Perilous Tests of Nerve
Cameron Hudson cited in Bloomberg — May 21, 2025
Military briefing: the foreign drones that turned Sudan’s civil war
Cameron Hudson cited in Financial Times — May 18, 2025
The Wars We Still Can Stop
Cameron Hudson published in The New York Times — May 9, 2025
The Wars We Still Can Stop
Cameron Hudson published in The New York Times — May 9, 2025
Analysis: Sudan has an opportunity to turn the corner on war
Cameron Hudson in Semafor — April 14, 2025
Somalia offers US ‘control’ over strategic ports
Cameron Hudson in Semafor — March 28, 2025
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A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action
Congressional Testimony by Cameron Hudson — May 22, 2025
Can South Africa’s President Fix His Bilateral Relationship with Washington?
Podcast Episode by Cameron Hudson — May 19, 2025

Can South Africa’s President Fix His Bilateral Relationship with Washington?
Critical Questions by Cameron Hudson — May 19, 2025
South Africa Cannot Have It Both Ways
Commentary by Cameron Hudson — April 2, 2025
South Africa Cannot Have It Both Ways
Podcast Episode by Cameron Hudson — April 2, 2025

A New Phase in Sudan’s Civil War
Critical Questions by Cameron Hudson — March 24, 2025

What Does the Expulsion of Pretoria’s Ambassador Mean for U.S.–South Africa Relations?
Critical Questions by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Cameron Hudson, Khasai Makhulo, and Catherine Nzuki — March 20, 2025
What Does the Expulsion of Pretoria’s Ambassador Mean for U.S.–South Africa Relations?
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Cameron Hudson, Khasai Makhulo, and Catherine Nzuki — March 20, 2025

Kenya's Emergence as a Regional Power
Event — February 26, 2025