US Policy

In recent commentary, some in the advocacy community have suggested that the United States actively move to provide the new Republic of South Sudan with anti-aircraft weapons system technology, including “medium-range surface-to-air missile systems.” There is some irony in anti-conflict advocates

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On the day of the much anticipated September 24th conference on Sudan at the UN Headquarters in New York City the Sudan Tribune printed an essay titled: “Imperfect peace in Sudan.” It carried the by-line of James Smith was a

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A narrative in the U.S. media seems to be coming into focus. A narrative which I believe is intended to justify an “American Intervention” into the oil rich Southern Sudan in not too many years distant. The U.S. unflinchingly urged

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Why does the U.S. have so little influence over political outcomes in Sudan? Earlier this month, I made a presentation at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York in which I argued that the U.S. Administration can only influence

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In small, brightly lit room, with only one table in the centre and few chairs as its furniture, sat Neo in front of Agent Smith who was lecturing him on “the need to collaborate in bringing a known terrorist and

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The U.S. Sudan strategy is now published. After seven months of often public acrimony, the Administration has adopted its policy. One of the major benefits of Monday’s step was that, for the first time for several years, the Sudanese parties

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Bec Hamilton has run a series of posts on her blog based on her recent trip to Darfur with U.S. Special Envoy General Scott Gration. They provide an interesting, and much more nuanced, view on Gration’s efforts, than much media

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Are there any hopes for a Sudan peace brokered by the U.S? A focus on the historically hostile trio of Sudan: Susan Rice, Roger Winter, and John Prendergast gives us the answer for what will happen if their views prevail.

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It seems the White House and the Obama administration has made the African continent the focus of their P.R. campaign this summer. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will soon begin her seven-country tour of Africa. This comes on the heels

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The Save Darfur Coalition, in one of its circular emails, has again given us an opportunity–in this case to urge U.S. senators to ask questions of Special Envoy Scott Gration. The draft letter is entitled “Ask tough questions of General

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