Connection With Globalization
The current problems in Sudan have brought many countries to get involved in some way in the Darfur conflict. The most important amongst these countries are Chad, Russia and China. The implications of the United Nations have also included many countries, those who siege at the U.N.
Chad shares a large portion of its border with Sudan, more precisely with the Darfur area. Thus, Chad’s involvement in the Darfur crisis is inevitable. Thousands of Darfuris have escaped and found refuge in Chad (Child Fund International, n.d., par.10), thus placing the Chadian government in a delicate situation: do they allow the refugees to stay and be safe within their country’s borders, or do they send them back to Darfur to avoid further conflict with the Sudanese government and its ally, the Janjaweed. So far, the Chadian government’s decision is not quite clear, since its actions have differed sides. Indeed, they alternate quite much between trying to find peace with Bashi’s government and trying to fight back.
Both China and Russia are strong supporters of Sudan. They play an essential role in stopping all of the U.N.’s attempts to resolve the Darfur conflict. They have, notably, gone against the installment of the U.N. peacekeepers, thus agreeing with the Bashi government (World Without Genocide, 2012, par. 16).
For China, Sudan is the country’s main oil provider. The Chinese government is therefore highly invested in Sudan’s resources. To insure continued oil importations, China is financing most of Sudan military equipment, from tanks, to helicopters, to machine guns (World Without Genocide, 2012, par. 16).
For Russia, Sudan represents an important political ally in Europe, as well as in Africa. Also, Russia holds a strong economic and political partnership with China (World Without Genocide, 2012, par. 17), so this creates a sort of political and economic love triangle.
Chad shares a large portion of its border with Sudan, more precisely with the Darfur area. Thus, Chad’s involvement in the Darfur crisis is inevitable. Thousands of Darfuris have escaped and found refuge in Chad (Child Fund International, n.d., par.10), thus placing the Chadian government in a delicate situation: do they allow the refugees to stay and be safe within their country’s borders, or do they send them back to Darfur to avoid further conflict with the Sudanese government and its ally, the Janjaweed. So far, the Chadian government’s decision is not quite clear, since its actions have differed sides. Indeed, they alternate quite much between trying to find peace with Bashi’s government and trying to fight back.
Both China and Russia are strong supporters of Sudan. They play an essential role in stopping all of the U.N.’s attempts to resolve the Darfur conflict. They have, notably, gone against the installment of the U.N. peacekeepers, thus agreeing with the Bashi government (World Without Genocide, 2012, par. 16).
For China, Sudan is the country’s main oil provider. The Chinese government is therefore highly invested in Sudan’s resources. To insure continued oil importations, China is financing most of Sudan military equipment, from tanks, to helicopters, to machine guns (World Without Genocide, 2012, par. 16).
For Russia, Sudan represents an important political ally in Europe, as well as in Africa. Also, Russia holds a strong economic and political partnership with China (World Without Genocide, 2012, par. 17), so this creates a sort of political and economic love triangle.