Our Complacency With Impunity (The Mantle)

In the midst of the referendum on independence in Sudan in early 2011, there was great concern that the situation would deteriorate into a full-blown civil war. Tensions were high, with outbreaks of violence in many of the border towns, such as Abyei. Calls were made stateside for the appointing of a high-level US diplomat for Darfur, as well as making genocide prevention a priority among the international community. After the vote on January 9, 2011, we saw the creation of the new state of South Sudan. There was great hope among many that this was the beginning of a path toward peace in the region. As often happens with violent conflicts, once things seemed as though they were moving in the right direction, the international community lost interest. The story had climaxed, and thus ended our collective attention span. <a href=”http://mantlethought.org/content/our-complacency-impunity”>Read more…</a>