Founder, Enough Project
Founder of the Enough Project, a nonprofit human-rights organization; former Senior Advisor to the International Crisis Group and author of eight books on Africa, including Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond; former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council
Can the United Nations Bring Peace to Darfur? After the genocide in Rwanda, the United Nations General Assembly accepted responsibility to intervene when governments are not protecting their own people from mass atrocities. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has reportedly said that is fundamental to the future of the UN itself. In Darfur, the western province of Sudan, the commitment called "the responsibility to protect" is facing its first test, as Sudan's President hired the man human rights leaders call " the poster child for atrocities ." Is there hope for international intervention? Will it be like Rwanda all over again?
President Bush Announces Additional Sanctions against Sudan President Bush today ordered new economic sanctions against Sudan , in an attempt to pressure the government there to end the bloodshed in Darfur. Calling the crisis a genocide that "challenges the conscience of the world," Bush urged Sudanese President Bashir to "end the campaign of violence" and allow peacekeepers into the region. John Prendergast is a senior advisor to the International Crisis Group .
The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.