Alex Stark
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RAND. Enthusiastic Wellesley alum. PhD Georgetown. She/her. Opinions my own. Go birds.
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My book The Yemen Model argues that a short-term approach to āsecurityā in Yemen that ignores the well-being of Yemenis themselves has repeatedly drawn the U.S. into conflicts in the Middle East:
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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The Yemen Model
A close look at failed U.S. policies in the Middle East, offering a fresh perspective on how best to reorient goals in the region Ā In this book Alexandra S...
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300259841/the-yemen-model/
about 1 year ago
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NEW:
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, Caitlin McCulloch & I map out the paths to power for women leaders in the wake of crises and conflict in International Studies Review
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Mapping the International Supply and Demand Side of Womenās Political Leadership in Crises
Abstract. In this article, we offer a theoretical framework outlining the conditions under which different types of crises, from wars to natural disasters,
https://academic.oup.com/isr/article/28/1/viaf029/8466304?searchresult=1
6 days ago
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Iona Craig
about 1 month ago
AFP reports recently sacked defence minister, who travelled with the STC delegation to Riyadh, is being detained at the Saudi defence ministry, his family have been unable to contact him since he left Aden for Riyadh on Wednesday - added to the entire STC delegation already said to be incommunicado.
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Iona Craig
about 1 month ago
STC Vice President (not in Saudi) Hani bin Brek is calling for the UN "to urgently and immediately intervene for the release of the delegation of the STC detained in Riyadh, which was forcibly compelled in a repulsive farcical play to announce the dissolution of the Southern Transitional Council."
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April Longley Alley explains the conflict dynamics underlying the latest escalation in Yemen. Wouldnāt be shocking for the Houthis to take advantage of the moment by renewing their offensive in Marib.
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
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Yemenās Seismic Shift Has Consequences Beyond Its Borders
U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE are on a collision course in Yemen, as local forces threaten to reopen a war that could boost the Houthis, deepen Red Sea instability, and otherwise undermine the ...
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/yemens-seismic-shift-has-consequences-beyond-its-borders
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Adam Baron
about 1 month ago
More escalation in Yemen today, with reports of airstrikes amidst clashes between (Saudi-backed) National Shield forces and (UAE-backed) STC-aligned fighters in Hadramawt.
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For those interested in the origins of the Saudi-UAE rift in Yemen, my book,The Yemen Model, includes a discussion on pp. 83-89:
www.amazon.com/Yemen-Model-...
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UAE-KSA tensions getting spicy in southern Yemen after STC takeover
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NPR
2 months ago
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
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The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
https://n.pr/3KJ3iIq
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Matthew Hay Brown
2 months ago
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/07/child-death-mortality-global/
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Adam Baron
2 months ago
This leaves the STC and its allies in de facto control of nearly all of the area within the borders former PDRY (ie South Yemen). A key 48 hours for facts being established on the ground...
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Erin A. Snider
2 months ago
"The new fighting underscores simmering tensions between the United Arab Emirates ā a tiny but influential country in the Persian Gulf ā and Saudi Arabia, which borders Hadramout and has cultivated deep influence there."
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Separatist Forces Backed by U.A.E. Sweep Into Oil-Rich Yemen Region
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/world/middleeast/yemen-militias-attack-oil-uae.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6U8.pctf.BXS8b9hK4dgK&smid=url-share
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Madison Schramm
2 months ago
Last month, I had the chance to chat with the incomparable
@profwhw.bsky.social
about "Why Democracies Fight Dictators" on Battle Rhythmācheck it out here!
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Goedert and Slim Reaper both under-appreciated this season imho
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4 months ago
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Monica Marks
4 months ago
Best piece Iāve read on Saudiās comedy festival by a mile. Unlike standard critics of ā-washingā (sports-washing, pink-washing, green-washing & now comedy-washing), Leber grapples w/ domestic drivers of regime behaviourāand w/ how many everyday Saudis feel.
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
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Everyone better apologize to
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smh
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Why do democracies fight dictators like Nasser & Saddam? In her new book,
@madisonschramm.bsky.social
shows how personalist autocrats provide a focal point for emotional imprinting, predisposing leaders in liberal democracies to view personalist dictators as hostile
academic.oup.com/book/60422
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Why Democracies Fight Dictators
Abstract. In Why Democracies Fight Dictators Schramm explores the dynamics that intensify conflict between liberal democracies and personalist regimesāpoli
https://academic.oup.com/book/60422
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Another attack today on a cargo ship in the Red Sea, two days after a Houthi attack sunk the bulk carrier ship Magic Seas:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/w...
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Attack on Cargo Ship in the Red Sea Kills 2 Crew Members
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/middleeast/red-sea-ship-attack.html
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
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The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/world/middleeast/emirates-manchester-city-soccer-sudan.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
8 months ago
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Andrew M Leber
9 months ago
I have a new article out examining macro-level trends in the Saudi labor market. TLDR: "notable yet circumscribed gains for Saudi employees," "new competitive pressure, costs and risks on expat[s]," no "fundamental challenge" to reliance on foreign labor
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Saudization in a āSaudi Firstā kingdom - Andrew Michael Leber, 2025
How have efforts to ānationalizeā workforces in the Arab Gulf monarchies affected citizen and expatriate employment in these economies? In Saudi Arabia, policie...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01171968251332655
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Aron Lund
9 months ago
The Houthi armed forces announces their latest operations, acknowledge Trumpās truce declaration and say they remain ready to strike if U.S. attacks resume. Either way, they will keep hitting Israeli shipping and air travel until Israel leaves Gaza and ends its blockade.
www.saba.ye/ar/video890....
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Natasha Bertrand
9 months ago
Breaking: Another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, per 4 people familiar w/the incident. 2 aviators ejected and were recovered by helo with minor injuries.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
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Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier | CNN Politics
Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/politics/second-us-navy-jet-is-lost-at-sea
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The New York Times
9 months ago
A visual analysis shows the U.S. likely bombed a migrant detention center in Yemen on April 28. At least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of the attack, which killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen.
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Video: Visual Analysis Shows U.S. Likely Bombed Yemen Migrant Detention Center
Videos and photos reveal remnants of at least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of an April 28 attack. The strike killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that con...
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000010137049/us-bombing-yemen-migrant-shelter.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Jason "Red5" Lyall
10 months ago
US Airstrike Kills Scores of African Migrants in a Migrant Detention Center in Saada, Yemen, Houthis Say. Early estimates suggest at least 68 civilians killed and "dozens" wounded; CENTCOM "investigating"
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U.S. strike killed scores of African migrants in Yemen, Houthis say
U.S. Central Command said it was aware of the claims of civilian casualties in the strike, which the Houthis said hit a migrant detention center in Saada, killing 68.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/yemen-houthi-migrants-center-killed-us-strike/
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Jason "Red5" Lyall
10 months ago
Suggests that the Houthi got close enough with a drone or missile strike to force the Truman to maneuver hard, tossing the Super Hornet overboard. This is the second F/A-18 lost in the past six months, along with at least 9 Predator drones. This "cheap" war in Yemen is starting to add up
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CNN
10 months ago
A $60 million US Navy fighter jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard from an aircraft carrier.
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US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier | CNN Politics
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been ālostā at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement o...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/politics/us-navy-jet-overboard/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-04-28T19%3A23%3A01
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Thanks to
@bashareport.bsky.social
for this lovely review!
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10 months ago
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Basha ŲØŲ§Ų“Ų§
10 months ago
I had the pleasure of reviewing
@alexstark.bsky.social
book: The Yemen Model for the German-Yemeni Societyās Jemen Report
@djg-ev.bsky.social
If you are interested in reading the book review please send me a direct message.
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Yemen Data Project
10 months ago
Weāve recorded a total of 142 civilian casualties (killed and injured) in 131 U.S. strikes from 15 March to 7 April. An average of more than 5 strikes per day.
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My book The Yemen Model argues that a short-term approach to āsecurityā in Yemen that ignores the well-being of Yemenis themselves has repeatedly drawn the U.S. into conflicts in the Middle East:
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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The Yemen Model
A close look at failed U.S. policies in the Middle East, offering a fresh perspective on how best to reorient goals in the region Ā In this book Alexandra S...
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300259841/the-yemen-model/
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
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Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says
The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/world/africa/south-sudan-cholera-children-deaths.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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U.S. Commanders Worry Yemen Campaign Will Drain Arms Needed to Deter China
American military officials say the Pentagon might need to dip into stockpiles in Asia to replenish supplies in the Middle East, congressional aides say.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/china-weapons-yemen-bombing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success
In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions in Operation Rough Rider against the Houthi militia, officials said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/us-strikes-yemen-houthis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
10 months ago
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Who are the Houthis and what do they want? I wrote this over a year ago but the history of the Houthis and what they want is just as relevant today:
www.foreignaffairs.com/africa/dont-...
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Donāt Bomb the Houthis
Careful diplomacy can stop the attacks in the Red Sea.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/africa/dont-bomb-houthis
11 months ago
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Andrew M Leber
11 months ago
@abuaardvark.bsky.social
's latest post for MENA Academy highlight
@alexstark.bsky.social
's excellent book "The Yemen Model" (I'm biased but it's good!), a grim reminder of the human cost of 20+ years of missiles-first US policy towards Yemen.
abuaardvark.substack.com/p/the-yemen-...
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The Yemen Model (Extreme Stupidity Era)
Plus why I'm not renewing my APSA membership or attending the 2025 conference.
https://abuaardvark.substack.com/p/the-yemen-model-extreme-stupidity
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āShipping executives say they do not plan to return to the Red Sea until there is a broad Middle East peace accord that includes the Houthis or a decisive defeat of the militiaā
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/b...
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Why the Shipping Industry Isnāt Rushing Back to the Red Sea
The companies that operate large container ships say they plan to keep going around Africa as violence flares in the region.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/business/economy/red-sea-shipping-houthis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Looking to understand the origins of the latest strikes in Yemen? My book, The Yemen Model, explores the roots of the conflict and the U.S. response:
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carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Vision 2030 in the Home Stretch: Clear Achievements yet Limited Accountability
Vision 2030 has made undeniable progress in building a Saudi economy that can ālive without oilāābut with five years to go, the program is in danger of enriching elites while overlooking the needs of ...
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/03/vision-2030-in-the-home-stretch-clear-achievements-yet-limited-accountability?lang=en
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Jason "Red5" Lyall
12 months ago
Reports warn that Gaza ceasefire might fall apart and South Sudan might collapse due to suspension of USAID aid
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Nahal Toosi
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NEW & IMPORTANT: Ok everyone. We wrote about this aid freeze on Friday, but it has become clearer since that the fallout is VAST. It affects US national security, global health, food insecurity, etc etc. We are still trying to understand the scope. Hereās our latest:
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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āIt will kill peopleā: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/chaos-confusion-trump-u-s-foreign-aid-00200771
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Matthew Levitt
about 1 year ago
Houthis Have Pledged to Stop Targeting Ships (other than those they think are ties to Israel) But Shippers Are Wary of Red Sea Routes
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Shippers Wary of Red Sea Routes Despite Houthi Pledge to End Targeting
The worldās top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/shippers-wary-of-red-sea-routes-despite-houthi-pledge-to-end-targeting-4dde35c2
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Human Rights Watch
about 1 year ago
Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, "the struggle between memory and forgetting goes on ā and memory seems to be losing." Read
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's Daily Brief:
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025
https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2025/01/27
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PS: Political Science & Politics
about 1 year ago
Now online ft.
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! "The rapid proliferation of countermobilizations that target the extension of membership to sexual and gender minorities in the polity requires urgent attention from political scientists..."
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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Jon Gambrell
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APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ā UN says it suspends all movement into territory held by
#Yemen's
Houthi rebels after more staffers detained.
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Iona Craig
about 1 year ago
After 14 months of being held hostage by the Houthis, the crew of the Galaxy Leader are finally free.
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Reuters
about 1 year ago
The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council said US President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin
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Aid chief says US aid pause 'disastrous' for Afghanistan
The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin.
https://reut.rs/3CgDPBY
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Justin Sandefur
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Trump suspends U.S. foreign aid for 90 days, saying aid is āantithetical to American valuesā and serves to ādestabilize world peace.ā
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Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals...
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-aid-9f5336e84c45a6e782fa95f60a919f47
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Comfort Ero
about 1 year ago
My colleagues
@crisisgroup.org
just published a new briefing on
#Sudanās
devastating civil war, now the worldās largest humanitarian crisis. They look at what outside powers can and should do to push both warring parties toward a desperately needed ceasefire.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-...
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Sudanās Calamitous War: Finding a Path toward Peace | Crisis Group
The disastrous conflict in Sudan is pushing the country deeper into chaos. Work to halt it has never been more urgent. To get talks going, mediators may need to present a notional picture of what the post-war dispensation could look like.
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/sudan/b204-sudans-calamitous-war-finding-path-toward-peace
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