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Testing Obama’s Sudan Policy

After a lengthy internal battle, the Obama administration has formally rolled out its new Sudan policy.

After a lengthy internal battle, the Obama administration has formally rolled out its new Sudan policy. The policy spells out some ambitious goals: a definitive end to conflict and genocide in Darfur, implementation of the 2005 North-South peace deal, and peaceful moves toward a 2011 referendum that will likely result in South Sudan becoming independent.

Like many such policy reviews, this one looks good enough on paper. But how will we know if this policy is actually working? These are the practical measures by which Obama’s new policy will ultimately be judged a success or a failure.

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John Norris

Senior Fellow; Executive Director, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative