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Conference: March 11-12, 2004
The Fletcher School, Tufts University
 Sudan is
home to the world’s longest-running civil war and largest displaced
population. Since 1983 this brutal conflict over economic resources, state
power, and cultural identities has drained Sudan and neighboring countries
of vital social and economic capital. Fortunately the main warring parties
are now in the final stages of peace talks.
Following U.S. Secretary of State Powell’s visit to the
talks, the parties announced publicly that a final peace agreement may be
signed shortly. However, long-time Sudan analysts question the viability of
this agreement, citing the exclusion of key political and military actors
from the talks as examples of the agreement’s flaws. While ‘paper peace’
seems imminent, a hastily drawn agreement or poorly planned transitional
program may lead to renewed violence, if not the resumption of full-scale
war.
To consider Sudan’s prospects for peace in a global
context, you are invited to a two-day conference organized by graduate
students from The Fletcher School
(Tufts University), and Kennedy
School of Government (Harvard University). The first day will examine
the diverse parties and issues driving Sudan’s peacemaking process. The
second day will explore the peacebuilding challenges of implementing the
peace agreement.
This conference will offer attendees a unique opportunity
to engage with professionals in the fields of diplomacy, human rights
advocacy, foreign aid, international business, and conflict prevention.
Conference participants will be encouraged to consider innovative policies
and programs to address the multilayered causes of Sudan’s conflicts in a
collective effort to transform Sudan’s ‘paper peace’ into sustainable peace
and development. |
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