Not too long ago, Western diplomats kept a relatively lower profile. Ambassadors acted as a representative of their governments to their hosts’s government. Then, Wikileaks happened and the landscape changed. While most cables did not reveal anything people didn’t already know or suspect, it confirmed them. Confirmation is not to be taken lightly. As unrest [...]
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Abeyi: Why Sudan MUST retain control
Abeyi is part of both Northern Bahr El Ghazal and Southern Kordofan states in Sudan. The area is heavily contested between North and South for a variety of reasons. I will not recount historical facts as they are many and are probably better researched indepdently. Instead, I will give a quick analysis of the reasons [...]
