Author: Alex de Waal
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Sudan’s Ambiguous Anniversary
Sudan’s independence, fifty years ago today, was not a unifying moment in the nation’s history. The achievement of independence meant very different things to different constituencies””for ... -
Why the U.S. is Losing Influence in Sudan
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 ... -
Who are the Sudanese?
Sudanese cannot agree on their common identity, but up to now they have not disagreed on who counts as a Sudanese. The first disagreement may yet ... -
When Saviors Become Victims: Trends in Attacks Against Aid Workers and Peacekeepers
Here’s a paradox: declining levels of worldwide conflict and increasing violence against aid workers. The Human Security Report has documented a worldwide decline in the number ... -
Ethics and Power in Sudanic Africa
The second part of my review of Patrick Chabal, Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling, is posted at African Arguments. In this, I try to ... -
Ethics and Power in Africa
I have published the first part of a two-part review of Patrick Chabal’s Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling, on the African Arguments website. The ... -
Darfur: Who is Killing? Who is Dying?
The AUPD Report includes an Appendix that compiles the existing data for violent fatalities in Darfur from 1 January 2008 until 31 July 2009. As many ... -
Evidence-Based Peacekeeping
In most areas of public policy, gathering and analyzing evidence for the nature of the problem and the efficacy of response is a sine qua non ... -
CPA’s Unhappy End
In the last month Sudan’s Government has forfeited the title “˜of National Unity.’ Cooperation between the NCP and SPLM hardly exists even in name. This week ... -
Violent Incidents in Darfur: October
According to the reports received by UNAMID, there were 67 deaths directly attributable to violence in Darfur during October. This figure is subject to the usual ...