Word: sudan
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...from a mining or oil company that is doing business with some objectionable regime in the developing world. This isn’t surprising; political economy has shown that rare and valuable resources like oil breed corruption. While divestment may be appropriate in some cases, for example PetroChina and Sudan, in most cases it is an impractical option...
...majority through democratic or economic reforms. In other words, oil can insulate governments that would otherwise have bleak long term prospects. The result is that oil-rich states develop a powerful, well-armed elite that can do whatever they please—which in the case of Burma, Sudan, and other states is generally an unpleasant mix of oppression, genocide, or warfare. Other states, like Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, have successfully diverted the frustration of the populace into anti-western terrorism...
...really want to starve the beast of these governments, there are two viable options: military force or reducing oil demand. Forced change of these governments is generally drastic and unpopular—no one is clamoring for invasions of Sudan or Burma. The other option is to give pause to how world oil demand could be reduced. While demand remains at current levels, these governments will get their money and very little can be done to change these governments that have no internal incentives to improve. Thus, if we want to make a real difference we should not vent...
...Romeo Dallaire, commander of the UN mission in Rwanda, there is respect for uniformed soldiers in the field. He recalls when militias would turn away when ordered to do so by the UN blue berets, proving that UN peacekeepers were helpful in Rwanda. Therefore, simply having soldiers in the Sudan would significantly slow the slaughter and help see the implementation of the signed ceasefires through...
Some people express concern with the GIF itself, especially since it enters the uncharted waters of funding foreign troops. Many believe civilians should contribute to humanitarian aid only. However, with the unsafe environment in Darfur, aid cannot be disbursed. Genocidal militias seek to destroy the people in Sudan: they poison wells, push villagers into the desert, and conduct a terror campaign marked by rape and murder. These militias have realized that if they attack aid workers, then aid groups, such as the British charity Save the Children, pull out and more civilians die. The AU troops protect the aid convoys...