Sudan
A Literal Disaster
Things are just what they seem in the Central African Republic.
BY GRAEME WOOD | JULY/AUGUST 2010
The Worst of the Worst
Bad dude dictators and general coconut heads.
BY GEORGE B.N. AYITTEY | JULY/AUGUST 2010
Dangerous Weakness
Somalia is the quintessential "failed state" -- and not just because it has topped Foreign Policy's Failed States Index since 2008.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2010
The Islamic Republic of Sudan?
A recent report in the Sudanese opposition media suggests that Iran may be operating a weapons factory near Khartoum. Have the two countries taken their military alliance to the next level?
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | JUNE 10, 2010
Africa Needs a New Map
It’s time to start seeing the redrawing of the continent’s colonial borders as an opportunity, not a threat.
BY G. PASCAL ZACHARY | APRIL 28, 2010
How’s That Appeasement Working Out?
Barack Obama's Sudan strategy is more sophisticated than his detractors will admit. But that doesn't mean it is working.
BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 20, 2010
Obama's Sudan Fumble
How the U.S. president is bungling Sudan's elections -- and it will come back to haunt him later.
BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 14, 2010
Indecision 2010
Long lines, stifling heat, and no choice: images of Sudan's election.
APRIL 13, 2010
How Sudan's Election Got Messy
Diplomats, politicians, NGOs, and even the South Sudanese themselves went into this week's vote with one goal: to get it over with. But it's not that easy.
BY MAGGIE FICK | APRIL 12, 2010
Bashir’s Campaign of Fear
The South Sudanese will probably re-elect their incumbent in this month’s elections. But it’s not because they like him.
BY MAGGIE FICK | APRIL 2, 2010
Interview: António Guterres
From Darfur to Afghanistan, the U.N.’s point man on refugees says, the world’s conflicts are getting “more worrisome and more difficult to solve.”
INTERVIEW BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | MARCH 23, 2010
Sudan Is Still Up to No Good
Sudanese leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir is playing a breathtakingly cynical double game: harboring a notorious Ugandan death cult while pledging to work for peace in Darfur.
BY JOHN NORRIS | MARCH 11, 2010
How Genocide Became a National Security Threat
And what Barack Obama should do about it.
BY MICHAEL ABRAMOWITZ, LAWRENCE WOOCHER | FEBRUARY 26, 2010
The Shooting War
An exclusive collection of work by the world's most acclaimed conflict photographers.
MARCH/APRIL 2010
The U.N.'s Dictator Envoy
Meet Ibrahim Gambari, diplomat to the autocrats.
BY COLUM LYNCH | MARCH/APRIL 2010
Africa's Forever Wars
Why the continent's conflicts never end.
BY JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | MARCH/APRIL 2010
Can South Africa's Bungling Ex-President Save Darfur?
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki tries to rewrite the history of his diplomatic career.
BY KATE PRENGEL | FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Africa's New Horror
South Sudan's declaration of independence could thrust the country back into a bloody civil war.
BY J. PETER PHAM | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010
Time to Take Away Sudan's Credit Card
Sudanese officials are heading to Washington in search of a bailout. But the Obama administration should condition its support on an improvement in the country's dismal human rights record.
BY SEAN P. BROOKS | DECEMBER 21, 2009
Think Again: Africom
U.S. Africa Command was launched to controversy and has been met with skepticism ever since. Behind two years of mixed messages, a coherent mission might finally be emerging. Here's what you need to know about the world's next U.S. military hub.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Interview: U.N. Undersecretary-General John Holmes
The top humanitarian official for the United Nations tells FP how to do aid in a time of war. Here’s a hint: it’s not pretty.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Sudan Score Card
The Obama administration's policy review on Sudan is now complete. Is it any good?
BY JOHN NORRIS | OCTOBER 19, 2009
Two Years to Self Destruct in Sudan
It's not too late to stop Africa's largest country from splitting in half. But Obama needs to act now to prevent the worst.
BY JOHN NORRIS | SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Pants Pants Revolution
Sudanese courts might give Lubna Hussein 40 lashes for the crime of wearing pants. But they also might start a grassroots backlash on the world stage.
BY ANONYMOUS | AUGUST 5, 2009
"Save Darfur" Must Save Itself
With time running out to stop Sudan's genocide, the last thing Darfur needs is for its Western allies to turn on each other.
BY RANDY NEWCOMB | JULY 20, 2009
Seven Questions: Prosecuting Sudan
The international prosecutor who's coming after Sudan's Omar al-Bashir says that peace talks in Darfur might have to take a back seat -- justice must be served.
INTERVIEW BY ELIZABETH ALLEN | FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Failed States 2007: There Goes the Neighborhood
In some of the world's most dangerous regions, failure doesn't stop at the border's edge. It's contagious.
JUNE 11, 2007
The Failed States Index 2005: Out of Sight
JULY 1, 2005
Merchants of Morality
Which global injustices gain your sympathy, attention, and money? Rarely the most deserving. For every Tibetan monk or Central American indigenous activist you see on the evening news, countless other worthy causes languish in obscurity. The groups that reach the global limelight often do so at dear cost -- by distorting their principles and alienating their constituencies for the sake of appealing to self-interested donors in rich nations.
BY CLIFFORD BOB | MARCH 1, 2002
The Case Against Socially Responsible Business
BY DANIEL ALTMAN
BY ELIAS GROLL
What Big Macs and the Bronx Can Tell Us About Borders
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
7 Questions the NSA Chief Has to Answer
BY JOHN REED
Why a U.S.-EU Free Trade Deal Could Be Bad for Democracy
BY SUSAN ARIEL AARONSON
Jerome Cohen on Chen Guangcheng: 'You Shouldn't Bite the Hand That Feeds You'
BY ISAAC STONE FISH
Al Jazeera Asks Who's to Blame in Syria: Sunnis or Shiites?
BY DAVID KENNER
