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“A United Nations Peace Support Operation for Sudan: Urgent Needs, Lethargic Planning,” November 14, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1962 words

Eric Reeves November 14, 2003 Although the Khartoum regime may yet collapse the Machakos/IGAD peace talks seeking to end Sudan's civil war, the prospect of a peace agreement in the very near term is so clear that some ...

“Red Flags in Sudan: Threats to the Peace Process; Widening Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur,” November 11, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 2705 words

Eric Reeves November 11, 2003 The massive and growing humanitarian crisis in Darfur Province (northwestern Sudan) is not typically seen in the context of peace negotiations between Khartoum's National Islamic Front regime ...

“Enabling Peace in Sudan: The Task at Hand,” November 6, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 770 words

Eric Reeves November 6, 2003 The $87 billion supplemental foreign operations bill sent to President Bush this week contained $20 million for "famine relief" in Sudan. This is a shockingly small part of the largest such ...

“No Peace, No War—But Plenty of Oil Development: Consequences for Upper Nile Province in Sudan,” November 3, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1625 words

Eric Reeves November 3, 2003 Almost entirely lost in present discussions and analyses of the peace process for Sudan, international oil development in Upper Nile Province of southern Sudan continues apace and is indeed ...

“How committed is the Bush administration to providing transitional aid and peace support operations for Sudan?” — October 29, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 199 words

Here are [1] the very recent comments of Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter Kansteiner, and [2] an excerpt from the Associated Press wire report (October 29, 2003) noting the results of a House-Senate ...

“Colin Powell’s Bumpy Ride to Naivasha (Kenya): What It May, and May Not, Mean for the Sudan Peace Process,” October 23, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 2909 words

Eric Reeves October 23, 2003 It is a bumpy, four-hour round-trip car ride to Naivasha from Nairobi; but US Secretary of State Colin Powell nonetheless arranged for an international itinerary that took him to the site of ...

“The Urgent Costs of Peace for Sudan: Immediate and Imminent Needs,” October 16, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 3440 words

Eric Reeves October 16, 2003 Despite the continuing press of events in Sudan's peace process, despite the clear prospect that a peace agreement will soon be reached, the Bush administration still refuses to confront ...

“The Face of War in Darfur (Sudan): Many Tens of Thousands Flee Khartoum’s Campaign of Aerial Bombardment, Militia Attacks,” October 8, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 2074 words

Eric Reeves October 8, 2003 Though a peace agreement between the Khartoum regime and the SPLM/A seems very likely in the next month or so, [THIS WAS IN FACT THE PREVAILING VIEW AT THE TIME; but WHEN KHARTOUM SAW THAT ...

“Time for the US to Commit Financially to Peace in Sudan: Peace Won’t Come on the Cheap, But War is More Expensive in All Ways,” october 2, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1616 words

Eric Reeves October 2, 2003 One week after the signing of an historic agreement on security arrangements at Naivasha (Kenya), the opportunity for peace in Sudan continues to present itself distinctly, though the overall ...

“Khartoum Muscling up on Security Issues at Naivasha: NIF Army and Defense Minister Put Negotiations on a ‘Short Leash,'” September 23, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1766 words

Eric Reeves September 23, 2003 As the Machakos/IGAD peace process continues at Naivasha (Kenya) in a last bid to end Sudan's civil war, security issues remain the focus of diplomatic and negotiating energies. For all who ...