The American Position towards Darfur Crisis

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the American Position towards Darfur Crisis since its beginning on 2003 until these days, throughout the American first interest in Sudan in general and Darfur Crisis in specific way. Also, the study aims to recognize the American objectives towards this crisis and the internal, regional, and international developments which related to that crisis.

By using descriptive-analytical method, the study Clearfield the following: First, Darfur district has occupied a high rank in the international agenda since 2003, because its conflict had a severe human tragedy and complicated human racial discrimination, which caused in the escalation of the crisis and transition of it to become an international issue. Second, the American position towards this crisis was hesitated and governed by its relations with Sudan in the first place generally, and by the strategic importance for this district and its contents as a rich by oil and strategic location in specific way. This district became as apart of the American strategy towards the Horn African region, and its international policy. Third, the United States tries to intensify the pressure upon Sudan to internationalize this crisis by replacing the African United Forces by the international forces. Also, the United States will still press in this manner to obtain the African and international support so as to rearrangement the strategic conditions in the Horn African Region in order to serve its interests and its war against the terrorism because of its fears from the negative effects which still confronted in Iraq.