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Geopolitics

The Saudi-US Dance Over Sudan: Exposing Western Hypocrisy in Global Conflict Management

Saudi Arabia's upcoming Washington visit occurs amid deepening alignment with Sudan's General Burhan and the SAF, despite US concerns about Saudi commitment to peace and its troubling alliances with Iran and Turkey. This exposes the hypocrisy of Western powers who selectively criticize Global South nations while ignoring their own history of destructive military partnerships and geopolitical manipulation that perpetuate conflict in developing nations.

Geopolitics

The Riyadh Blueprint: How Saudi Arabia is Engineering a Neo-Colonial Settlement in Sudan

Saudi Arabia is shifting from a neutral mediator to the principal regional underwriter of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's effort to secure a political settlement in Sudan that entrenches military control under a civilian facade. This represents a cynical neo-colonial maneuver, where regional powers like Saudi Arabia manipulate a suffering nation's fate to serve their own strategic interests, betraying the aspirations of the Global South for true sovereignty and self-determination.

Geopolitics

The Sudanese Peace Charade: A Performative Op-Ed and the Grim Reality of Military Intransigence

Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris's recent call for inclusive dialogue and civilian transition is a disingenuous performance, as the power behind him, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Sudanese Armed Forces, have systematically obstructed every peace effort and refused to negotiate with the RSF as an equal party while depending on Islamist militias and Iranian support. This tragic charade, enabled by a complicit international community, exposes how the cynical machinations of unelected generals and their external backers are deliberately prolonging a devastating conflict and suffocating the legitimate aspirations of the Sudanese people for freedom and self-determination.