Music created the networks, identities and spaces of trust that made collective political action possible in Sudan’s 2019 revolution.
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A new peace initiative has put the future of Sudan’s Islamist movement at the centre of post-war politics.
We look at Sudan’s long history of civilian-led resistance, and how community networks and youth movements are laying the foundations for re-establishing peaceful rule in a country marked by deep political fragmentation.
Sudan’s neighbourhood committees represent a unique blend of political and practical action. They mobilise for change while addressing immediate community needs.
As fighting escalates in Sudan, the latest peace efforts seem unlikely to achieve more than a fragile ceasefire.
The longer the Sudan war drags on, the higher the risk of fragmentation – turning one conflict into many.
Conflicts that have riven Sudan for decades have prompted some observers to predict the country will fall apart. But signs of popular resilience are emerging.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese have died during the 3-year conflict, with more than 14 million displaced.
Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of external support.
The Sudanese army is tapping into nationalist and xenophobic sentiments to gain domestic support and distract attention from its actions and failures.
Armed groups looking to infiltrate the state to influence policy first pursue their objectives without openly antagonising the government.
In Sudan, amid a growing humanitarian crisis caused by a year-long and ongoing war, neighbourhood organizations have stepped in as first responders, and to lead the call for peace.
Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power vacuum.
Hopes for a peaceful resolution are fading as the Sudan civil war blazes into a second year.
Sudan Armed Forces have made a series of military and political blunders that could hasten the collapse of the state.
South Africa’s legal team includes lawyers who previously acted against the government.
The Sudanese state today betrays its history as a plunder state on the margins of the global order.
An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
Sudan’s university students have played a key role in liberation struggles.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Visiting Professor University of Buckingham, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professor of History, Durham University
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Lecturer in History, Newcastle University
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Research Professor and Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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PhD Candidate, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Exeter
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Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (OIIP)
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Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas
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Lecturer in Criminal and Military law and the Law of Armed Conflict at the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Professor in International Law, NRF Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of History, Colgate University
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
