Democracy: A Key to Peace In Sudan (Strategy Paper)
The establishment of strong democratic institutions and processes in Sudan is a prerequisite for peace in Darfur and throughout the country. There are three major electoral milestones critical to the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement over the next three years: 1) the population census in April 2008; 2) the national elections by July 2009; and 3) a self-determination referendum for Southern Sudan by March 2011 ...
A Diplomatic Surge for Northern Uganda (Strategy Paper)
Disorder within the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, leadership provides an opportunity for negotiators to pursue the conclusion of a deal with LRA leader Joseph Kony. The time to strike—diplomatically—is now ...
Don’t Quit Now: Bringing the Darfur Genocide to an End
Significant progress has been made in finally getting the policies right toward Sudan, mostly because of pressure from activists and the U.S. Congress. If these policies are pursued with additional vigor, we have a real chance at ending the continuing cycles of violence in Sudan ...
A Strategy for Success in Sirte
The international community must devote significant resources, set clear objectives, and build the leverage necessary to achieve a peace agreement for Darfur and the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA. Another failed peace process for Darfur and an unraveling of the CPA could plunge the Sudan into unprecedented misery ...
What to do about Joseph Kony (Strategy Paper)
Successful peace talks in Juba require an agreement about how to deal with unpredictable Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, leader Joseph Kony and his top deputies—all indicted by the International Criminal Court, or ICC, for crimes against humanity. Peace with justice for the LRA leadership is ideal, but serious obstacles remain ...
How to Get the UN/AU Hybrid Force Deployed to Darfur (Strategy Paper)
Serious obstacles threaten to derail the rapid deployment of the joint United Nations African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, or UNAMID. Swift deployment is critical to providing protection for vulnerable civilians, bolstering the peace process, and countering obstructionism from Khartoum ...
Human Rights Caucus Hearing Testimony
Testimony of John Prendergast Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project ...
Averting the Nightmare Scenario in Eastern Congo (Strategy Paper)
Between 1996 and 2002, the two massive wars fought in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were arguably the world's deadliest since World War II. With almost no international fanfare, eastern Congo is on the brink of its third major war in the last decade, and almost nothing is being done to stop it ...
Echoes of Genocide in Darfur and Eastern Chad
News reports suggest that internecine violence in Sudan has transitioned from genocide to anarchy. However, the promotion of anarchy and inter-communal (or, popularly, "inter-tribal") fighting is part and parcel of Khartoum’s genocidal counter-insurgency campaign ...
Let’s Make a Deal: Leverage Needed in Northern Uganda Peace Talks (Strategy Paper)
The peace process for northern Uganda is faltering. The weak and isolated Lord’s Resistance Army may be primarily interested in using broad agreements on principles as a cover to buy time, build strength, and gain undue legitimacy by re-branding themselves as representatives of marginalized northern Ugandans. The United States has a crucial role to play in helping to create the conditions for peace ...
