Why Sudan Matters...
blatantly pilfered from John Ashworth... Why Sudan Matters Jon TeminSudan team leader, U.S. Institute of PeacePosted: November 24, 2009 06:04 PM Foreign policy realists sometimes ask how much seemingly marginal states such as Sudan really matter. The answer is that Sudan matters for many reasons, none more important than the millions dead and displaced due to decades of unnecessary internal violence. Sudan matters now more than ever because two seminal events are quickly approaching -- elections in 2010 and a referendum on the unity of thecountry in 2011 -- and the international community is increasinglyconcerned that they will lead to new and renewed violence and displacement. With the recent release of its long-awaited Sudan policy, Sudan matters to the Obama Administration and its efforts to transform the president's popularity abroad into tangible achievements. But Sudan also matters because what is happening right now in Sudan,and what will happen in the next two years