An Open Letter to President Obama on U.S. Sudan Policy Eric Reeves - April 5, 2011 Dear President Obama, I write to you out of a desperate concern for the present consequences of U.S. Sudan policy during the tenure of ...
Archives for March 2011
“Amidst Accelerating Darfur Violence: Human Rights Reporting by Darfuris”
The upheavals within the Arab world, military action in Libya, and the unprecedented catastrophe in Japan have commandeered virtually all international news coverage. And to the extent there is reporting on Sudan, the focus ...
“Abyei Update, March 23, 2011: Continued Military Advance by Khartoum’s Forces, Increasing Risk of Major Confrontation”
Though the possibility of a large-scale offensive military action by Khartoum remains dangerously high, the most recent intel from the Satellite Sentinel Project (March 23, 2011) suggests another disturbing possibility: a ...
“Obama Weak on the Rapidly Escalating Crisis in Abyei (Sudan),” Dissent Magazine (on-line), March 9, 2011
Military tensions continue to escalate in the contested border region of Abyei in Sudan; reports from the ground indicate a large presence of troops from both Khartoum's regular Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and a responding force ...
Abyei in Flames: Prospects for Peace Endangered by Diplomatic Incompetence | 7 March 2011
Over the past week violence in the critical Abyei region of Sudan has exploded and as of this writing remains out of control. Large-scale civilian destruction has been confirmed, and the armed forces of Khartoum and the Sudan ...
The Role of Scott Gration in the Current Abyei Crisis
Distinguished historian of Sudan Douglas Johnson has pointed out key requirements for peace in Abyei, and the diplomatic errors that must be corrected. Recent violence in Abyei threatens to spark renewed North/South war in ...
SPLM/Abyei Administrator’s account of weapons/personnel used in recent attacks | 6 March 2011
SPLM/Abyei Administrator's account of weapons/personnel used in recent attacks | Eric Reeves, 6 March 2011 On the 28th of February there were two attacks on Todac. [A first attack occurred at 6:30am]; the second ...