Rethinking peacemaking in Darfur

Policy innovation memorandum no. 3

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20 April 2011Eight years after an April 2003 rebel attack on the airport in North Darfur precipitated mass violence throughout the region, the Darfur peace process remains adrift. In this Policy Innovation Memorandum, International Affairs Fellow Payton L. Knopf writes that the United States should reenergize diplomatic efforts by acknowledging that a peace agreement is no longer possible in the next two to five years and by redefining its objective from generic promises of bringing “peace to Darfur” to two narrower goals: reducing violence so that some internally displaced persons can voluntarily return to their villages and indirectly supporting tribal reconciliation so stability can reemerge over the longer term.

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, Think tank
CoverageAustralia, Worldwide
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/24628
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