In Fall 2010, Michael Abramowitz and Andrew S. Natsios, former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, traveled on a bearing witness trip to South Sudan, which is poised to vote on January 9, 2011 on a referendum for independence. Learn more about the challenges ahead for the region by reading the trip’s report, which covers a wide range of dynamics at play in the lead-up to and following the referendum, from the politics of oil revenues to an assessment of the military situation and the danger posed by freelance actors.
View photographs and press coverage from the trip and watch a video that reveals how lives in South Sudan have been touched by the legacy of war.