Obstacles to Peace and Protection in Darfur (Voices on Genocide Prevention)
Series: Voices on Genocide Prevention
From: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Length: 00:21:45
Sudan analyst Eric Reeves, author of A Long Day's Dying: Critical Moments in the Darfur Genocide, returns to Voices on Genocide Prevention to give his perspective on the current situation in Darfur. In particular, two big topics continue to dominate discussions about Darfur. The first is the fact that the UN has authorized, and Khartoum has ostensibly agreed to the deployment of a hybrid UN African Union peacekeeping force; and the second is that peace talks are scheduled for later this month in Tripoli, Libya.
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Piece Description
Sudan analyst Eric Reeves, author of A Long Day's Dying: Critical Moments in the Darfur Genocide, returns to Voices on Genocide Prevention to give his perspective on the current situation in Darfur. In particular, two big topics continue to dominate discussions about Darfur. The first is the fact that the UN has authorized, and Khartoum has ostensibly agreed to the deployment of a hybrid UN African Union peacekeeping force; and the second is that peace talks are scheduled for later this month in Tripoli, Libya.
Broadcast History
Posted to US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Web site on October 11, 2007 and is available on various Web-based distribution sites, namely iTunes.
Transcript
OCTOBER 11, 2007, OBSTACLES TO PEACE AND PROTECTION IN DARFUR
JERRY FOWLER: My guest today is Eric Reeves, a Sudan researcher and analyst and author of A Long Day's Dying: Critical Moments in the Darfur Genocide and of course a past guest on "Voices on Genocide Prevention." Eric, welcome to the program.
ERIC REEVES: Good to be with you, Jerry.
JERRY FOWLER: Well, Eric, two big topics continue to dominate discussions about Darfur. The first is the fact that the UN has authorized and Khartoum has ostensibly agreed to the deployment of a hybrid UN African Union peacekeeping force and the second is that peace talks are scheduled for later this month in Tripoli, Libya. And I wanted to start actually with the peace talks. Can you give us an assessment of what we can look for when these peace talks convene?
ERIC REEVES: The big question is who shows up. Khartoum will be there. They'...
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