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May/June 2008
| Author: | Andrew S. Natsios |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
While the crisis in Darfur simmers, the larger problem of Sudan's survival as a state is becoming increasingly urgent. Old tensions between the Arabs of the Nile River valley, who have held power for a century, and marginalized groups on the country's periphery are turning into a national crisis. Engagement with Khartoum may be the only way to avert another civil war in Sudan, and even that may not be enough.
Updated: April 2, 2008
| Author: | Preeti Bhattacharji |
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Backgrounder
Despite its recent willingness to combat terrorism, Sudan is still considered a state sponsor because of its ties to Hamas, the Iraqi insurgency, and violence in Darfur.
See more in International Peace and Security, State Sponsors of Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 17, 2008
Podcast
John Prendergast, codirector of the ENOUGH Project, discusses U.S. policy toward Sudan and what a new U.S. president should do to address the crisis in Darfur.
See more in International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 12, 2008
| Speaker: | Gloria E. White-Hammond, Cofounder, My Sister's Keeper |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to Gloria E. White-Hammond, cofounder of My Sister's Keeper and copastor of Bethel AME Church in Boston, discuss the role that faith-based organizations are playing in Africa, with a focus on their efforts in Darfur, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series.
See more in Religion
February 6, 2008
Podcast
Roberta Cohen of the Brookings Institution says the United Nations needs to do some “hard bargaining” with the Sudanese government to facilitate the rapid deployment of the UN/AU peacekeeping force for Darfur.
See more in International Peace and Security
February 5, 2008
Podcast
Alex de Waal, an Africa expert at the Social Science Research Council, says the rebellion in Chad could prompt an escalation of the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region.
See more in Chad, International Peace and Security
December 31, 2007
Essential Documents
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December 19, 2007
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson states that “deployment of UN troops is perhaps the last hope for the betrayed people of Darfur. And we cannot run again.”
See more in Rwanda, International Organizations, International Peace and Security
November 8, 2007
Must Read
Darfur online forum features a debate between Sudan experts Alex De Waal and John Prendergast.
See more in Africa, International Organizations, International Peace and Security, Peacekeeping, Refugees and the Displaced
October 29, 2007
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Daily Analysis
Darfur peace talks faltered this weekend. Delegates are scrambling to put them back on track, as violence continues in Darfur.
See more in International Peace and Security, Peacemaking
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