Impact
1. The Chinese, who obviously play a key role in the conflict and on who controls the oil collected in the Sudan conflict, must play a key role in the impacts as well. One and for most, Sudan is Chinas ‘’fourth largest foreign oil source’’. (Engdahl, 2007, par 13) Thus, the needs in China seems to yet not have been satisfied, for the demand in oil in that country is estimated to increase by 30% every year. (Engdahl, 2007, par 13) In fact, little is the percentage of people who new that it is that reality which find it to be the ‘’motor driving Beijing foreign policy in Africa’’. (Engdahl, 2007, par 13)
2. The Sudan’s government has failed its population when it comes to keeping track of its countries debt. This can be seen by the fact that Sudan is ‘’responsibility for an external debt that is one of the world’s very largest on a per capita basis’’ (Reeves, 2005, par 3) That is because the price at which the country is selling its oil at is not high enough to support its present employment rate as well its public programs. Selling at such a low cost its oil has actually cost the country over 178 billions of dollars in its economy. (Hayes, 2015, par 6) Now, some consequences of that could be the removal of the most basic needs and institutions. That means that there would no longer be groceries, no longer public services such as hospital, school, no more public workers such as police officers, firefighters. (Frey, 2012, par 6) In other words, not only are there no longer employments, but the economy takes a serious hit, therefore, making it drop down. This means that the younger population will immigrate to other countries.
3. The United States could be the main reinforcer of the Darfur conflict. The united States have especially been know to trying to shut down the oil exportation, being unable to control it. As mentioned before, China controls a majority of the Darfur’s oil, as well as it having growing numbers for the next couple of years. Therefore, the U.S has made sure to impose not only sanctions, but also to increase regional and national hostility. By doing so, the United States have also promoted and helped a lot the separatist movement in the area in which the oil was initially found, located in the South of Sudan. This civil conflict has almost completely drained the government from all of its resources, making it therefore impossible to end this conflict and impossible to invest in the country. (Flounders, 2006, par 25) Therefore, we can see that the foreign countries do play a major role in how the conflict develops, and control the countries economy. Having the United States control their present conflict would mean that it would be very hard for the government to take control of its oil and develop its economy. Therefore, it is most likely that if ever this conflict ends, the United States will play a major role in the economy.
4. Although many European countries are investing in Darfur presently, the Chinese seem to be the ones who are the most invested. They would therefore have the biggest impact on the Darfur conflict on the economical aspect. There are a multitude of experts from all across the world who have come together to agree on one point, that one being that if the Chinese were to condemn the genocide, stop financing them and the oil production, and would put economic pressure on the government to stop the genocide, that that one be the key elements to stopping the genocide. In other words, if the Chinese were to step away from Darfur and put pressure on them to stop the genocide, the chance of it ending would be very high. (economical dimension, 2006, par 3)