African Arguments
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The “Responsibility to Protect” and the Incentives for Peace
In a short article in October's Prospect magazine I pose the question, what has been the impact of vigorous advocacy on the "responsibility ... -
Ted Braun’s documentary about Darfur
I'm curious about the new film called Darfur Now, which features among others Don Cheadle, the star of the movie Hotel Rwanda. ... -
New (and Different) Hostilities in Darfur
The last few weeks have seen the first significant armed hostilities between the Sudan government and rebel forces since October 2006. What is the ... -
Watch Kordofan
In the coming year, Kordofan is at serious risk of large scale violence—and any such violence could have disastrous ramifications for the whole of ... -
Simple, It Isn’t
Today, Julie Flint and I had an op-ed piece in the Washington Post. Though it was headlined "In Darfur, From Genocide to Anarchy," ... -
Famine Crimes and Mortality Figures
The exchanges on this blog on the issue of mortality in Darfur have been refreshingly sober. Let me add some further observations, on culpability ... -
Mosques and coffee shops
Posted on behalf of Timur Goksel. Timur Goksel served first as the official spokesman and then as the senior advisor of UNIFIL between 1979-2003. ... -
Peace in Darfur: Next Steps
For my fuller analysis of the challenges to the Darfur peace process after the Arusha meeting, see my analysis posted in the ... -
Deaths in Darfur: Keeping Ourselves Honest
How many people have died in Darfur and what is the value of this information? The recent ruling by the British Advertising Standards Authority ... -
Tragedy in Darfur
*Posted on behalf of an anonymous contributor. How one chooses which "mistakes" or precursors to learn from reveals what one believes is necessary to know ...