The Sudan war
Analytical coverage of the Sudan war - illicit finance, external meddling, RSF/SAF dynamics, and regional spillover. Our articles, exclusives, WarFronts videos and podcasts on it, in one place.
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The Sudan war is sustained by structural inputs - illicit finance, external state meddling, and the long history of paramilitary economies - more than by any single battlefield turn.
Fronts covers the Sudan war by tracing those inputs: who funds which side, how the RSF and SAF actually mobilize and pay forces, what regional powers extract from prolonging the conflict, and where humanitarian and security spillovers land.
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- 21 Oct · Sudan's Rebels are Falling Apart. That Doesn't Mean the War is Over. WarFronts · sponsor-free
- 4 Sept · Violence is Exploding in South Sudan. And More. Insider exclusive
- 31 Aug · Sudan’s Paramilitaries are the Best-Funded Insurgents on Earth. They’re also Losing the War. Free article(Free)
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The Sudan war is sustained by structural inputs - illicit finance, external state meddling, and the long history of paramilitary economies - more than by any single battlefield turn.
Fronts covers the Sudan war by tracing those inputs: who funds which side, how the RSF and SAF actually mobilize and pay forces, what regional powers extract from prolonging the conflict, and where humanitarian and security spillovers land.