African Arguments
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Sanctioning the CPA: A Policy Conundrum for the U.S.
Over the past twelve years, the U.S. has put forth a confusing array of legislation to impose economic sanctions on Sudan. Horrified initially by ... -
Mamdani Responds to His Critics I
Never having been the focus of blog attention, I could not have realized what a privilege it would be to have such an extended ... -
Elections in Sudan: Learning from Experience
A new report by the Rift Valley Institute, warns that next year’s election in Sudan is in jeopardy unless measures are taken to curb ... -
Sudan Divestment Campaign’s Goals and Tactics and the Corporate Responsibility
I hope to provide some comments that help clarify the goals and tactics of the Sudan divestment campaign. In 2006, the Genocide Intervention Network ... -
Mamdani the Anthropologist?
In his post to open the debate on Mahmood Mamdani’s Saviors and Survivors, Alex de Waal mentioned the common theoretical threads that link Mamdani’s ... -
Today’s Image of Sudan and Its Long-Term legacy
How is Sudan perceived by the American public? And what does this mean over the long term? These questions arose in two different fora ... -
UNAMID and the Security Council: Evidence for Policy
When the Joint Special Representative of the UN and AU for Darfur, Rodolphe Adada, presented his report to the UN Security Council on Monday, ... -
2003: All Quiet on the Western Front?
Recently on this blog, an interesting question was posed: where was Save Darfur “and its advocacy and influence” in 2003? It is a good ... -
Lighter Moment: Pushing the Boundaries of Public Awareness
I thought I should share some of the more amusing efforts at promoting public awareness (in America) about human rights issues. This was sparked ... -
Darfur in 2003: Not Even Save Darfur to Save it?
The debate on Mahmood Mamdani’s Saviors and Survivors, Save Darfur and its advocacy and influence is not asking one of the more important questions ...