Sudan & South Sudan
Reports
2022
Jul
25
Past Event
Assessing UN state-building in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond
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Online Only
2022
Jan
24
Past Event
What is the future of the Sudans?
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Online Only
2020
Dec
17
Past Event
The Arab Spring, Ten Years On: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going?
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Qatar
Aloysius Uche Ordu
Director - Africa Growth Initiative
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Jeffrey Feltman
John C. Whitehead Visiting Fellow in International Diplomacy - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
The value would have been that the Sudanese civilians would have seen [U.S.] actions match our words, in terms of trying to promote a civilian-led democratic transition. Refraining from imposing any punitive steps on generals bought time, but it didn’t buy us the type of goodwill from them to really promote a civilian transition.
The overall impression is this is a power struggle between [Sudanese generals] Hemedti, Burhan, and their institutions that would have been very difficult for any country alone or in concert to prevent, when each sees the other as an existential threat.