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The Rapid Support Forces’ capture of El Fasher has unleashed grave abuses and deepened Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, while competing foreign backers and stalled international diplomacy leave little hope for a ceasefire or political transition.
Abdalftah Hamed Ali
Two major bouts of violence across Syria have tested the caretaker government’s ability to maintain security and exposed its weakness. If Damascus does not build its capacity, its legitimacy will further erode and risk state failure.
Rob Geist Pinfold, Hussam Hammoud
Israeli actions in Syria are following a familiar pattern of behavior, using false pretexts for advancing self-serving objectives. How long with the world continue to tolerate Israel's unlawful use of force in the Middle East?
Nader S. Kabbani
Russia is watching the West’s warming to Damascus with apprehension, but the Kremlin still has cards to play.
Giorgio Cafiero
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ assault on Port Sudan’s infrastructure marks a chilling escalation in Sudan’s civil war—one that threatens to collapse humanitarian operations, disrupt oil flows, and ignite regional instability.
Abdalftah Hamed Ali
While U.S. sanctions waivers provide a welcome reprieve, fully lifting all international sanctions on Syria is crucial to the country’s economic recovery and post-war reconstruction.