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Sudan’s Peace and the Double Standards
From Lebanon to Iraq and Syria, calls for shutting down non-state militancy are growing louder. Stances on this phenomenon in Sudan reflect a clear double standard. Instead of demanding the ...
Renewed fighting in Western Equatoria State tells a grim story—a peace deal gasping its last breath, and a country lurching back towards the abyss.
Once deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, ...
Colonial borders still shape today’s global conflicts. Drawn without consent, these lines continue to fuel wars, identity ...
The carefully constructed façade of a unified Syrian transition shattered under the weight of its contradictions. The Suwayda explosive, sectarian, and ...
Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say.
Over two years have passed since Sudan plunged into a civil war that has caused what aid organizations have described as one ...
Sudan plunged into a civil war in April 2023 after a vicious struggle for power broke out between its army and a powerful ...
Burhan, is fracturing from within, turning into an open battleground for posts and influence.
A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated ...
Sudan's fragile stability cracks under ethnic discrimination and forced displacement What was declared a military victory in January 2025 is now overshadowed by widespread abuses, driven by ethnicity.
At the beginning of the month, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) formalised a new government alliance for the parallel government under RSF control. The announcement, that named RSF ...