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The World's Top Sudan Expert Sees No End in Sight to the War
Alex de Waal traces Sudan's collapse to the broken promises of South Sudan's secession — and warns that profit-seeking patrons and glory-hungry peacemakers have made real diplomacy impossible.
Wilfred Waimiri • August 3, 2026
Alex de Waal traces Sudan's collapse to the broken promises of South Sudan's secession — and warns that profit-seeking patrons and glory-hungry peacemakers have.
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