Mid-course Evaluation: How'm I Doin?

Tomorrow we will be about halfway through the course. This seems like a good a time as any to get feedback from you on the course so far.

The answers you provide will help me determine what's working and what isn't. I will do my best to make any changes that would improve your learning experience.

You can access the survey at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8MFBRMY . Remember that your responses are fully anonymous.

The Internationalization of the Sudanese Conflict

A playground for proxies: Iran and Israel may become more involved in the Sudanese imbroglio

Since an Islamist-backed military coup brought Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, to power in 1989, Shia-run Iran has seen Sunni-dominated Sudan as a useful ally in north-east Africa... Israeli ties to the southerners go back to the 1960s, when they first received arms and training. More recently Israeli security experts have reportedly been working with South Sudan’s revamped military.

Jake sent in this story about international involvement in the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. What are the implications of this involvement for the region and for international security?