Session 8 - Humanitarian Intervention - Oct 29, 2009

I. Readings for Session 8

Required

1. Scott Straus, “Darfur and the Genocide Debate,” Foreign Affairs, January/February 2005. Access/Download here.

2. Mahmood Mamdani, “The Politics of Naming: Genocide, Civil War, Insurgency,” London Review of Books, 8 March 2007. Access/Download here.

II. Maps of Sudan, Darfur and Chad

(click links for larger size maps)

1. Map of Sudan and its regions

2. Sudan (Darfur) / Chad Border region - Confirmed damaged and destroyed villages

Department of State via USAID August 2, 2004

III. Videos on Humanitarian Intervention

01 Genocide in Darfur -AP (6:37)

02 Darfur Destroyed (6min)

03 Darfur in 10min

04 Jolie in Chad – UNHCR

05 Darfur Now Trailer

 

06 Oil Prospects – oil in Darfur (Al Jazeera) 7min Real Player

Access video through this link. Real Player needed to view video.

07 Sudan slams ICC arrest call (CCTV)

08 Sudan Political Impasse (Al Jazeera) 0:00-2:45

IV. Review Points

V. Discussion Questions