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Peacekeeping in Darfur: A Briefing from the United Nations
May 25, 2006

Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations, unpacks the process of the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to Darfur. She addresses what an assessment mission entails, how assets are acquired for the operation, why most contributions come from developing nations, what type of mandate the Darfur mission will have, and why the timeframe for deployment is so long.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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Special Episode: Bosnian President Sulejman Tihic on the Challenges Facing Bosnia Today
May 24, 2006

On a recent visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Bosnian President Sulejman Tihic spoke with Jerry Fowler in the Darfur Display of the Wexner Learning Center about the major challenges facing Bosnia today, dealing with the truth of Bosnia's history, accountability for war crimes, and returning displaced persons to their homes. They also discuss Bosnia's responsibility in soliciting an international response to the crisis in Darfur.

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Tags: Bosnia, Human Rights, Justice, Legacies

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The New Republic Takes on Darfur
May 18, 2006

Richard Just and Marisa Katz, editors at the New Republic, share their thoughts on the failure of the United States and the West to stop the genocide in Darfur. They discuss what led the New Republic to devote its May 15th issue to Darfur and the unique perspective they believe the magazine brings to bear.

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Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide
May 11, 2006

Scott Straus, a Political Science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison has recently published Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide and is about to release a new book, The Order of Genocide: Race, Power and War in Rwanda. In this interview, he provides a brief overview of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, unravels the complicated notions behind the two ethnic groups, Hutus and Tutsis, and explains the implications that these categories had in terms of the genocide. Mr. Straus also tackles the difficult notions behind the intertwined relationships of perpetrators, rescuers and bystanders during the genocide in Rwanda.

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Tags: Rwanda

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Darfur Humanitarian Situation Update
May 4, 2006

United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, recently presented an ominous report to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Darfur. He discusses this report with Jerry Fowler.

Update: Mr. Egeland also published an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal.

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Tags: Humanitarian Update, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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