An October 2012 Vanity Fair article, “Obama’s Way”, explains how and why Obama decided to engage in Libya, the role some of our friends played in making that decision, and what they all were up against. Perhaps this can help us as we think about how to influence US engagement in Sudan.
By Michael Lewis
Vanity Fair, October 2012
Excerpts from the Article that Explain How and Why Obama Engaged in Libya
By Esther Sprague May 13, 2013 - The White House has invited Nafie Ali Nafie, the Advisor and Assistant of Sudan’s ICC indicted President, to the (…)
The White House has invited Nafie Ali Nafie, the Advisor and Assistant of Sudan’s ICC indicted President, to the United States for high level talks. Since Nafie’s proposed visit was announced, reasons, such as the following, have surfaced almost daily to explain why the visit would be inappropriate and counterproductive.
8 things to learn about US policy and perspective on Sudan from Ambassador Lyman’s presentation at the Ford Institute at the University of Pittsburgh on March 7, 2013, an event organized by the Pittsburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition.
Communication on the Situation in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State
I am writing to draw your attention and the world attention on the situation in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State where there has been continued killing of civilians by Sudanese Government warplanes that has been dropping bombs targeted towns and settlements.
On February 27, 2013, Baroness Cox raised for debate in the House of Lords the government’s assessment of the current situation in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. The government’s response to a powerful debate was business as usual.
Below are quotes from Her Majesty’s Government and from remarkable leaders in the House of Lords.
Weekend Reading:
Notes re ICG Report: Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan
