Author: Alex de Waal
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The Hour of the Hardliners
Saturday’s battle in the streets of Omdurman was a defeat for the prospects of peace, democracy and human rights. The calculations of the leadership of the ... -
The Bombing of Shigeg Karo and the Miserable Response
Posted on behalf of Julie Flint. At 2 pm on Sunday 4 May, a single Antonov bomber targeted the village of Shegeg Karo in North Darfur, ... -
“Liberators” and Military Entrepreneurs
April’s issue of African Affairs contains an interesting article by Marielle Debos. Entitled “Fluid Loyalties in a Regional Crisis: Chadian “˜Ex-Liberators’ in the Central African Republic” ... -
When the Center Could Not Hold
Robert Bates’ When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late Century Africa is a seminal contribution to understanding state crises Africa. Bates’ thesis is that in ... -
Prospects for Peace and Democracy in Sudan: April 2008
Overview 1. The NCP-SPLM partnership for the CPA stands at a critical juncture. The NCP sees the 2009 elections as its route to internal and international ... -
Peace in Darfur: Prioritizing or Police Enforcement?
In his comment yesterday, Michael Swigert of Africa Action usefully compares the memorandum that Abdul Mohammed and I submitted to the mediation meeting on March 18, ... -
Whither the Darfur Mediation? (III)
This is the third part of a paper based on a memorandum submitted to an informal consultation on the Darfur mediation. This section is solely the ... -
Whither the Darfur Mediation? (II)
This is the second part of a paper based on a memorandum submitted by Alex de Waal and Abdul Mohammed to the informal consultation on the ... -
Whither the Darfur Mediation? (I)
This is the first in a series of three postings on the challenges facing the UN-AU Mediation. It is an edited version of a paper written ... -
Sanctions, Incentives and Conditionalities in Peacemaking
Powers of Persuasion, a new publication from Conciliation Resources is a series of essays on the role of sanctions, incentives and conditionalities in peacemaking. Alongside theoretical, ...