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African Adventure? An Assessment of the EU's Military Intervention in Chad and the Central African Republic

Open to the Public

The Darfur crisis is increasingly resonating beyond Sudan’s borders. Inextricably linked with its neighbors’ Chad and Central African Republic’s domestic insurgencies, the crisis has led to widespread regional instability and human suffering. Incapable of addressing the Darfur crisis directly, the EU has decided to intervene on the margins of Darfur. 

The presentation will give a timely overview of what will likely be the EU’s most complex operation to date, highlighting its key challenges and discussing the most recent developments on the ground.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Taubman Building - Nye A, 5th Floor
Austrian forces, part of EUFOR Chad/CAR, on the road march from N'djamena to Abéché

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The Darfur crisis is increasingly resonating beyond Sudan’s borders. Inextricably linked with its neighbors’ Chad and Central African Republic’s domestic insurgencies, the crisis has led to widespread regional instability and human suffering. Incapable of addressing the Darfur crisis directly, the EU has decided to intervene on the margins of Darfur. 

The European Union is currently deploying a 3,700 strong troop force to Chad and Central African Republic to protect several hundred thousand IDPs and Darfurian refugees. The operation — taking place in one of Africa’s most remote and politically unstable areas — was intensely debated in European capitals, as some feared the EU could descend into a central African quagmire.

The presentation will give a timely overview of what will likely be the EU’s most complex operation to date, highlighting its key challenges and discussing the most recent developments on the ground.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.