Africa

Darfur Ten Years After War: Paradigms of Justice and the Search for Peace in Sudan

May 22, 2013 by Christopher Zambakari
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This March marked the ten-year anniversary of the outbreak of civil war in Darfur, but durable peace remains elusive. Lasting peace is achievable only through comprehensive solutions that combine political reform with social justice.

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Political and Societal Repression in Rwanda: Not a Path to Peace

April 5, 2013 by Jennifer Ambrose
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Rwandans’ fear of their government and suspicion of each other make reconciliation and lasting peace unlikely, especially if President Paul Kagame’s regime continues to stifle dissent and prohibit dialogue.

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Human Rights Abuses Run Deep in South Sudan

April 4, 2013 by Jok Madut Jok
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The history of South Sudan’s liberation struggle is contributing to the persistence of human rights abuses in the world’s newest country. Reconciliation is necessary to help South Sudanese reckon with that history.

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South Africa: The Odd BRIC Out

February 13, 2013 by Pádraig Carmody
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South Africa has recently acceded to one of the most important new global cooperation mechanisms—the BRICS. However, South Africa’s rise in the international system and accession to the BRICS belie its underlying instability, which casts into doubt its status as one of the world’s rising powers.

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Mali: Dragging the West Back in to the War on Terror

February 13, 2013 by Magnus Taylor
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The origins of Mali’s crisis are more local than international, and the West ought to avoid treating it as another battlefield in the post-9/11 “Global War on Terror.”

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Kenya’s Elections and the Domestic Perils of Foreign Policy

January 15, 2013 by Ketura Brown
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Kenya may be underestimating the role of foreign policy in this electoral cycle, namely its involvement in Somalia and its impact on Kenya’s internal security.

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