I think fundamentally the bigger question is, what are we expecting peacekeepers to do? Are they actually, as the traditional conception would have it, keeping peace, in which case they're not there to actively intervene and stop violence? When we… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
When you are dealing with a mass movement, as opposed to a quote-unquote "elite," you are talking to people who don't have time to read long research papers. You have to communicate with them in sound bites, around every other thing they are doing. So it takes a long time to shift people from one message to the next, especially… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share
No question that the spotlight on Darfur has, for all intents and purposes, disappeared. And that's deeply problematic, because it hasn't disappeared because Darfur… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“As bland as oatmeal, yet somehow I'd become the rumor mill's hot sauce.” — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I must be pretty special to have followed you here but arrived first.” — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Faith, Sophia. Life isn’t always going to give you the answers to the questions you’re asking. Sometimes you have to make do with the… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
Peacekeeping there is still just totally ineffective. The UN is now saying they are sending reinforcements in the area, but I have no particular… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“This—” He shook his head. “You and me, you know it’s not a good idea.” “If you think so, maybe you should stay away.”… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
The south really wants Abyei; they have a core constituency who reside in the area who believe that Abyei belongs to the south. There… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
Something I've learned over time, and trying to remind myself this week as I am back in New York and feeling pretty anxious, is… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I’ve stopped protecting my heart from you,” he said. “I’ve stopped fighting the way I feel, stopped fighting the natural draw I feel toward… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
o this idea that we fail to stop these things because there's not awareness about them, or that we need better early warning information,… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Then his eyes closed, and his lips Jed told, moving against mine with a soft sensuousness” — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
