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An interest in intervention: A moral argument for Darfur

by Christy Mawdsley Introduction The United States government has consistently failed to act when faced with governments committing mass atrocities against their own citizens. Yet U.S. leaders acknowledge that the United States is capable of and responsible for such action. We have thus seen one U.S. administration after another crying “never again” after a humanitarian […]

Is War Contagious? The Transnationalization of Conflict in Darfur

by Jennifer L. De Maio Abstract Scholars often regard the transnationalization of civil wars as unique expansions of the war and in doing so overlook the importance of the international system in contributing to the spillover of violence. The relationship between domestic situations and international contexts directly contribute to the transnationalization of civil war. I […]