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The Imminent Risk of Genocide in Darfur: Never Again Cannot Become a Relic of the Past

The international community failed 20 years ago to stop mass atrocities and genocide in Darfur, and is now failing again.
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The United Nations in Hindsight: UN Security Council Sanctions

Sanctions programs could benefit from certain measures to restore their function as a critical U.N. Security Council tool for peace.
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National Security at the United Nations This Week (Nov. 13-17)

A UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, US airstrikes in Syria and Article 51 implications, ICJ elections, and more.
Women and children gather in a building at a camp for Sudan's internally displaced in al-Suwar, about 15 kilometres north of Wad Madani, on June 22, 2023. The fighting in Sudan between the regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), headed by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, had by that point claimed more than 2,000 lives since war broke out on April 15. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Stolen Childhoods: The Emerging Generational Crisis in Sudan’s War

Death, displacement, and hunger demands action to overcome physical and logistical roadblocks to humanitarian aid.
The United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region (UNAMID) hands over its sector headquarters to the Sudanese government in Khor Abachi, some 120 kilometres north of Nyala capital of South Darfur State, on February 15, 2021. The photo shows two soldiers outdoors at the headquarters facing each other, with one holding a folded flag. UNAMID ended its 13 years of operations in Darfur on December 31 and started a phased withdrawal of its 8,000 or so armed and civilian personnel over six months. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

From Darfur to Darfur: The Fall and Rise of Indifference to Mass Atrocities in Africa

This arc reveals both the African Union’s strengths and weaknesses in stopping atrocity crimes, and what it might yet accomplish.
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The Just Security Podcast: An Insider View of the Defense Department with Colin Kahl

Just Security’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Tess Bridgeman sat down with Colin Kahl, the former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
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UNGA 78 High-Level Week: Ups, Downs, and the Outlook Ahead

Five takeaways, including major themes and dynamics, notable points of tension, and ideas on the way forward from this year's UN meetings.
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Pivoting to Prevention: How the Biden Administration Can Accelerate Implementation of the Atrocity Prevention Agenda

The U.S. can more effectively anticipate and halt atrocities worldwide through prioritizing atrocity prevention and leveraging tools.
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Violations Against Children in Sudan

Conditions on the ground in the Sudan conflict show that both sides are disregarding international children's rights law.
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The Sudan Conflict is an Existential Crisis for Refugee Protection in Africa

The African Union and the United Nations refugee protection systems can take active steps to address the problem of displaced people in Sudan now.
Smoke rises up from behind buildings in Khartoum, Sudan.

Two Experts Debate the Path Forward on Sudan

EJ Hogendoorn and John Prendergast are two leading experts on the conflict in Sudan, but they have different views on the way forward. The dialogue below highlights their ideas…
US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema are seen outside at the State House in Lusaka on March 31, 2023 after a press conference. President Hichilema asked for US help to expedite debt restructuring negotiations with the country's creditors.  (Photo by SALIM DAWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Dealing with Hybrid Regimes: Pursuing US Interests Without Giving them a Pass on Democracy

Failing to address their democratic deficiencies sets up the US and G7 for long-term strategic failure and hinders economic prosperity.
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