Copenhagen: A Theater of the Absurd
I think we owe it to the Copenhagen participants to recognize that, for these two weeks, they made the debate over health care seem reasonable by comparison.
I think we owe it to the Copenhagen participants to recognize that, for these two weeks, they made the debate over health care seem reasonable by comparison.
Let there be no mistake, with unfree elections coming in April and a referendum on the independence of the South the following January, Sudan is at di...
This guest post was written by Maggie Fick, Enough's field researcher based in southern Sudan, and originally appeared as a field report on enoughproj...
By Rachel Hermes I arrive with two basketballs a little after 8:30 in the morning. As I cross the long lawn in the boarding compound of a women's uni...
On the Media with Brooke Gladstone in the anchor chair is always a good deal more than a diversion while cleaning the garage or running weekend errand...
Wwith the added luster of the Nobel, peace activists hope that President Obama will wade more deeply into resolving the situation in both Sudan and Congo.
Today's vivid protests and arrests of senior SPLM politicians by Khartoum police clearly demonstrate that the U.S. should not be financing Sudan's ele...
After all is said and done, chucking a sitting head of state for war crimes into The Hague is akin to regime change. If we're going down that route, we might as well start with Switzerland.
Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health today at a hearing to review the administration's new Sudan policy, I expressed t...
In my own experience working on various African peace processes, protracted negotiations are required for breakthroughs; breakthroughs almost never precede protracted negotiations.
This week, thousands of people are pledging to join the movement to prevent genocide. Improving how we prevent and respond to genocide begins when we join together to build a better future.
Two seminal events are quickly approaching -- elections and a referendum on the unity of the country -- and the international community is concerned that they will lead to new violence.
Two nights ago I went to listen to William Ury, the famous Harvard negotiation specialist and co-author of Getting to Yes. At one point in the speech,...
Less than a month after announcing a new strategy for Sudan, President Obama left China early this morning without any public reference to having it up Sudan with his hosts.
To the great regret of humanitarians--not to mention actual victims--genocide is both a word for mass murder and an instant conversation killer. The ...
Some are describing the president's trip to China as a test of his foreign policy prowess; it's a test of his dedication to resolving one of the thorniest problems currently plaguing the international community: Sudan.
President Obama needs to publicly engage in the challenges threatening Sudan and Congo, and not doing so with key player China would be an opportunity missed.
By Julia Fromholz Director, Crimes Against Humanity Program President Obama has a full agenda for his current trip to China: climate change, energy, ...
Bobby Sager is on a mission to change our understanding of what it means to give. Rather than teach an ethics of guilt, he shows how we might use philanthropy as a strategy for leading a fuller life.
By Ann-Louise Colgan Perpetrators of atrocities in Darfur--like anywhere else--are dependent on at least indirect support from other countries. The g...
By Julia Fromholz Three weeks ago, the Obama administration announced its comprehensive policy toward Sudan, relying on both incentives and pressures...