As one of the longest lasting ongoing conflicts, the Genocide in Darfur has prompted condemnation from the international community for nearly two decades. Most explanation of the violence used by...Show moreAs one of the longest lasting ongoing conflicts, the Genocide in Darfur has prompted condemnation from the international community for nearly two decades. Most explanation of the violence used by the Sudanese government center on ethnic tensions between African and Arab tribes, but fewer analyses have applied the concept of genocide as strategy to the case of Darfur. This qualitative research approaches the conflict through a constructivist lens by applying two theories that fit this mold, Draining the Sea and Genocidal Consolidation. Through an analysis of the genocide’s timeline constructed from public and academic sources, it concludes that the government’s actions conform to President al-Bashir’s objective of retaining his position, but not that the mass killings were strictly meant to starve rebels of their support base.Show less