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The Biden Presidency Could Help Democratic Transition in Sudan
Dec 15, 2020When former Vice President Joe Biden won the election following four tumultuous years under President Donald Trump, the Sudanese government and people had a qu…
- Policy Analysis
US Presses Sudan to Normalize Relations with Israel
Oct 14, 2020The Trump Administration is holding up the removal of Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list because it wants Khartoum to establish diplomatic t…
- Policy Analysis
Despite Some Progress, Sudan’s Transition Faces Mounting Hurdles
Aug 18, 2020Gregory Aftandilian states that although the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has instituted a number of political and social reforms, Sudan’s democ…
- Policy Analysis
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Egypt’s Military Options
Jul 30, 2020With talks between Egypt and Ethiopia failing to break the impasse over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Charles W. Dunne evaluates Cairo’s military option…
- Policy Analysis
SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionFractured Power Structure, Peace Talks Hurdles Add to Sudan’s Woes
Apr 15, 2020Gregory AftandilianGregory Aftandilian argues that even if a final political deal is reached between Khartoum and the rebel groups in Sudan, a poor economy will continue to worse…
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Protests in the Arab World: The Second Wave
Nov 8, 2019Marina Ottaway argues that protesters in Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq appear to be more sophisticated than those of the 2011 uprisings and understand that…
- Policy Analysis
Transitional Period Agreement in Sudan: Opportunities for Success and Threats of Failure
Aug 26, 2019There remain serious obstacles on the road to secession by Yemen's Southern Transitional Council, especially the contrary aims and programs in the various sout…
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Will the Political Agreement Pave the Way for Democracy in Sudan?
Jul 23, 2019On July 17, 2019, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the main opposition group, the Alliance for Freedom and Change (AFC), signed a power-sharing …
- Policy Analysis
Sudan’s Military: Following Egypt’s Playbook?
Jun 12, 2019Contrary to their opposition to Islamists in Egypt and elsewhere, Saudi Arabia and the UAE do not seem concerned that Sudan’s Islamists are the Transitional Mi…
- Policy Analysis
Sudan’s Long Walk to Freedom: Will the Military Council Cede Power to Civilians?
Apr 26, 2019Sudan’s Transitional Military Council and the opposition may have unintentionally entered into a power struggle and lost sight of the fact that they should hav…
- Washington Policy Weekly
The United States Must Get Its Sudan Policy Right
Apr 18, 2019Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Russia support Sudan’s military junta. But Washington must oppose military rule in Khartoum and push for dem…
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Beware the Military Management of Algerian and Sudanese Transitions
Apr 12, 2019In the span of just a few weeks, the Algerian and Sudanese military institutions have pushed themselves into the limelight to oust long-ruling presidents.Read …
