More help is at hand for those strugging to understand the complex situation in Sudan: pithy analysis from the Council on Foreign Relations
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The Responsibility Project: Series of short films on the theme of responsibility. Interesting case of a for-profit (insurance) firm getting philosophical.
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He’s nothing if not consistent. Alex De Waal continues to equate R2P with armed intervention, which he says would be counterproductive in Darfur.
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United for Africa is a collaborative effort to map incidents of xenophobic violence in Southern Africa, including by SMS.
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From Security Council Report:
Following the cyclone that hit Myanmar on 2 May and Myanmar’s resistance to receiving the kind of international disaster assistance which has now become standard in response to devastating natural disasters, France brought the issue to the Council, invoking the concept of “responsibility to protect†as the basis for Council action. This [...]
A coalition of human rights, legal and union activists has succeeded in preventing a Chinese ship from delivering 77 tons of weapons and ammunitions to Zimbabwe’s army via the South African port of Durban. South African President Thabo Mbeki had earlier said that the government was “powerless” to stop the transfer, but activists obtained a [...]
Photos from the Democratic Republic of Congo, courtesy of Cédric Gerbehaye and MSF.
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In The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier advocated military intervention to expel aggressors, maintain post-conflict peace and prevent coups. The Eldis Conflict & Security Blog discusses some responses:
“Is it wise to intervene in conflict? Should foreign governments and international institutions take immediate action to avert possible civilian casualties? Or is the priority to ensure ‘stability’ (which [...]
Becky Tinsley in The New Statesman: “In the four years I have been campaigning against the genocide in Darfur, I have realised that the rules of the schoolyard apply to international relations. Unless nations come together to call the bullies’ bluff, the thugs will continue to divide and rule, to terrorize, and to make the [...]
Following Steven Spielberg’s resignation as Artistic Director of the Beijing Olympics, a number of leading advocacy groups have released a joint statement calling on China ‘to use all the influence at its disposal to press the Sudanese government to a) permit the swift, full and effective deployment of UNAMID; b) implement the North-South peace deal [...]