The Big Lesson of Peacekeeping in Sudan: Beware of Host-Country Obstruction
By Allard Duursma Every student that takes a class on United Nations (UN) peace operations will be told…
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African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
Sudan One Year After the Coup
By guest contributor Salah Ben Hammou On April 11, 2019, the Sudanese military ousted President Omar Al-Bashir in…
What Food Price-Related Protests in Sudan and Liberia Tell Us About How Autocracies and Democracies Address Price Crises
By Cullen S. Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Note: this is a guest post. I’ll be returning to the…
Why has Sudan’s Tolerance for Anti-Regime Protests Run Dry?
By Dawn Brancati. In early June, Sudanese paramilitary forces fired live ammunition into an unarmed crowd of protesters…
Authoritarian Resilience: Why Bouteflika and Bashir Fell, but Ortega Remains
By Kai Thaler for Denver Dialogues. April saw protestors—with an assist from the military—oust longtime authoritarian leaders Abdelaziz…
Why “Bread and Oil” Protests in Sudan Prompted a Cabinet Reshuffle
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Last week, in response to mass street protests, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced…
Bashir’s Visit
By Will H. Moore Sudanese President Omar al Bashir’s recent visit to, and from, South Africa raises interesting…