Every time the television is turned on, viewers are exposed to the conflicts taking place on the other side of the world. Technology has ensured that some struggles taking place in distant lands are no more than morning headlines for ordinary people. As the world becomes increasingly connected, domestic conflicts have quickly spilled over to the international level. This is why it is becoming increasingly important to understand how conflict can form, as well as how it can affect a much larger population than the parties directly involved. The objective of this article is to address the ongoing crisis in Darfur and how it relates to international relations topics. This will be done by first briefing the reader with a historical summary of the Darfur conflict so that they understand what is happening there. The following section will analyze the situation in Darfur using various international relations concepts. The final section will discuss the implications of the conflict at the international level, i.e.: “Why should the world care?” How does this affect other countries? » In the Darfur region, part of Sudan, a civil war (often called genocide) has been raging for about 8 years. The current conflict began in 2003 when rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement, made up of the Fur, Zaghawa and Masalit tribes, took up arms against the government of Sudan because that non-Arab Sudanese felt oppressed and that the government was in favor of Sudanese Arabs. A previous period of conflict in Sudan-Darfur, between 1985 and 1988, left only 9,000 dead, while in the first three years of the most recent conflict, 2003 to 2006, more than 200,000 Darfurians were reported to have been killed. You are. paper... uh populated only those who are oppressed within its borders. Works CitedBrunk, Darren. “Dissecting Darfur: Anatomy of a Genocide Debate.” International Relations 22 (2008): 25-44. Clough, Michael. “Darfur: whose responsibility to protect lies?” » World Report (2005). Goldstein, Joshua S. and Jon C Pevehouse. International relations, brief fifth edition, updated 2010-2011. Longman, 2011. Ho, Kathleen. “Structural violence as a human rights violation.” Essex Human Rights Review 4.2 (2007). Hunt, David. “The International Criminal Court”. Journal of International Criminal Justice (2004): 56-70. Prunier, Gérard. Darfur: the ambiguous genocide. Cornell University Press, 2007. Quigley, John. The Genocide Convention: an analysis of international law. Ashgate, 2007. Wax, Emily. "Sudan and rebels reach agreement on Darfur." Washington Post, November 10, 2004: A01.