War and Peace…In Sudan

War and Peace…In Sudan

We in journalism are pretty good at covering wars after they start. But we make a lousy early warning system about wars that are approaching on the horizon. That’s mostly because until people start shooting, there’s not much to write about or film; the prospect of war just isn’t very dramatic, especially in visual terms.

But we should all try to pay more attention to the risk of a catastrophic war ahead in Sudan. Everybody knows it may be coming, but until the bullets start flying, it simply isn’t going to get the attention it merits.The big news story in the last couple of days has been President Bashir’s reelection as president in Sudan, in a seriously flawed election, but behind the scenes the real question is whether the north-south civil war is going to resume. Read More >>