Well, that didn’t take long. South Sudan declared its independence when an overwhelming majority of its citizens voted for Salva Kiir to be the president of their new nation last January. Last July, Kiir was inaugurated. Now, Muslim Sudan is declaring South Sudan (Christian) an enemy. Via the Sudan Tribune: The Sudanese national assembly on […]
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Act of War? Home of South Sudan’s Vice President raided in Khartoum
Imagine if Vice President Joe Biden owned a home in Mexico. Then imagine that home being raided in the middle of the night while members of his family were staying there. An equivalent situation has just transpired in the Sudan. Sudan is essentially broken up into three regions. Sudan (Northern Sudan) is ruled by Omar […]
South Sudan mobilizing for possible War with the North?
In January of 2011, the people of South Sudan overwhelmingly voted for Independence from Sudan when it elected a devout Christian named Salva Kiir to lead them. The official inauguration took place last summer and South Sudan was finally free. That doesn’t mean they won’t have to soon fight to keep that freedom. The youth […]
Report: Sudan cancels Summit, bombs South Sudan Oil fields
The situation in Sudan is growing increasingly precarious. South Sudan, headed by a devout Christian named Salva Kiir was scheduled to meet with Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood-backed president Omar al-Bashir in Juba – South Sudan’s capital – early next month but Bashir cancelled the trip after clashes were reportedly taking place in the border region. Via […]
Is Saudi Arabia Exporting more Oil in Anticipation of Iranian Sanctions?
Earlier this week, we reported on the Jerusalem Post story that charges Saudi Arabia with sending weapons to the Syrian rebels and how the extremely acrimonious relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia can only be exacerbated by such a development. Now it looks like we can add another layer to this as Saudi Arabia appears […]
Why the Sudan is so Important Geopolitically today
The Sudanese region has been in the news quite a bit lately. The viral video Kony 2012 highlighted the atrocities committed by a man – Joseph Kony – who has been funded for years by Northern Sudan’s leader, Omar al-Bashir. Bashir was drawn into the news this week as well, when Hollywood celebrity George Clooney […]
What to Do About Libya? Arm both Sides!
Friends Keith Davies Executive Director’s latest article on Big Peace Blog http://bigpeace.com/kdavies/2011/03/18/what-to-do-in-libya-arm-both-sides/ As the world struggles with what to do with Libya and the uprisings in the whole of the Middle East, let us be honest, there are no good options, anything we do is bad and doing nothing is also bad. Our policies of […]