Social Science Research Council

There are ten reasons why Sudan is doomed to chaos, why the 2010 elections will not take place and why conflict eruption is imminent in 2010.
The option of the 2010 referendum is simply not going to take place. I hate to be the one raising this point. But this is the reality of things, and [...]

In small, brightly lit room, with only one table in the centre and few chairs as its furniture, sat Neo in front of Agent Smith who was lecturing him on “the need to collaborate in bringing a known terrorist and criminal (Morpheus) to justice”, and in return, Neo’s criminal records as internet hacker will be [...]

When the 13 aid agencies were expelled from Darfur, about seven months ago, voices were raised about the possible humanitarian implications of this on the people of Darfur.
The Guardian on 5 March 2009 mentioned that “About 4.7 million people rely on food, medical or water aid in Darfur, including 2.7 million people displaced by [...]

This is the second of a two-part posting that charts the rise and fall of the Sudan Alliance Forces (SAF). This posting deals with the fall of the once-promising movement, showing how a paid insurgency was doomed to failure.
By early 1998, SAF reached its limit as an effective movement due to the limited capacity and [...]

In this two-part posting I chart the rise and fall of the Sudan Alliance Forces (SAF), which at its foundation in 1996 was heralded as the most hopeful progressive force in the Sudanese political spectrum. This posting outlines the rise of SAF, as a product of the interventionist policy of the U.S. and the ‘frontline [...]

Are there any hopes for a Sudan peace brokered by the U.S? A focus on the historically hostile trio of Sudan: Susan Rice, Roger Winter, and John Prendergast gives us the answer for what will happen if their views prevail.
Reading the Washington Post interview with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N, Ms Susan Rice on Tuesday, [...]

I am in total agreement with you that the arrest and indictment of Omer El-Bashir will not bring peace to Sudan or bring an end to the problem of Darfur, however, I will not deny that I welcomed the decision of the ICC, and will definitely appreciate and celebrate the arrest of El-Bashir because of [...]

I am quite concerned and agitated about the current media coverage in Sudan which refers to a claimed “submission from two Sudanese Groups” to the ICC that might affect/delay the decision by the judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber on the case against Omar al-Bashir.
My questions are 1) What are these groups and is it [...]