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Overview
A lot has been said about the need to take action to stop and prevent mass atrocities. But less has been done.
States continue to engage in mass atrocities, in part because they believ…
Council Special Report
by Lee Feinstein January 19, 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. Pro-democracy advocates have at times successfully stopped presidents from extending their mandates, but the authoritarian trend could be accelerating.
Across eight years, two administrations, and the direct interventions of a deputy secretary of state and three special envoys, U.S. attempts to promote a lasting peace for Darfur have failed. The mos…
Policy Innovation Memorandum
by Payton L. Knopf April 15, 2011