Creating new perspectives since 2009
Items by Mohamed Suliman
-
US sanctions will not bring peace to Sudan
Last week, the U.S. determined that Sudan used chemical weapons during the ongoing War and, as a consequence, decided to place sanctions on it pursuant to the Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991. These sanctions, scheduled to commence on 6 June, encompass limitations on American exports to…
-
The UAE should stop its violations of the UN arms embargo in Darfur
The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces started in mid-April 2023. Its impact has been dire on many levels, with thousands killed and millions displaced internally and in neighbouring countries. Infrastructure has been destroyed, and famine looms. This war, however, is being…
-
The US Congress needs to designate the RSF in Sudan as a terrorist organisation
In April 2023, a war broke out in Sudan between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia; its impact has been dire, with thousands killed and millions displaced. The US Congress has pushed for an end to this war. Thus far, there have been several bills proposed…
-
There is a strong case for designating Sudan’s RSF militia as a terrorist organisation
Last month, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia stormed dozens of villages in Gezira in the centre of Sudan. They looted homes and killed hundreds of people, while displacing thousands more. The massacre was condemned around the world. This brutal incident was not isolated, though; it represented a screenshot of…
-
The UAE is expanding its reckless policies and interventions
The past few years have marked the ascendancy of the UAE as a geopolitical power. The oil-rich country is now expanding its influence by operating key ports, signing corrupt gold mining deals, establishing military bases, raging wars and supporting counter-revolutions aiming at killing democratic experiments in other countries fearing that…
-
The UK should not be co-opted by the RSF militia and the UAE
The impact of the ongoing war in Sudan between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been devastating; thousands have been killed and millions have been displaced, but a quick analysis will reveal that this war is also waged by foreign actors who aim to advance their…
-
Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe under the RSF militia
The war that broke out in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces left a devastating impact. Thousands were killed and millions displaced, in addition to massive destruction of infrastructure, with millions left facing acute hunger. Ten months into the war, while the RSF…
-
There can be no peace in Sudan as long as the Gulf states back the RSF militia
The fighting in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces militia has passed the one hundred day mark, and its impact on civilians has been devastating. Thousands of people have been killed and wounded, and millions have been displaced. Many people fear that Sudan is heading for a…