Sudan

Sudan

Sudan is situated between Egypt and the Horn of Africa on the Red Sea. The country is predominately Muslim, with both historical and contemporary ties to the Arab world. Over the last few decades, the country has suffered civil war, genocide, and almost thirty years of repressive rule under former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir’s forced exit in 2019 has reinvigorated the possibility of a political and economic opening.

Hudson Quoted in Foreign Policy on the Counterrevolution in Sudan

Dispatches
Feb 26, 2026

Lessons from Sudan for US economic engagement with Venezuela

By
Lesley Chavkin

Sudan offers important lessons for the United States as it looks to stabilize Venezuela and rebuild its economy following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Economy & Business
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Hudson Quoted in Foreign Policy on the Counterrevolution in Sudan

MENASource
Jan 26, 2026

Amid Arab competition, the war in Sudan requires a US balancing act

By
Giorgio Cafiero

For US policymakers, the path forward in achieving a resolution in Sudan demands more than reactive diplomacy.

Africa
Conflict

Hudson Quoted in Foreign Policy on the Counterrevolution in Sudan

AfricaSource
Nov 25, 2025

El Fasher is only the latest wake-up call to the genocide unfolding in Sudan

By
Rama Yade

Sudan’s civil war has become one of the world’s deadliest crises—and the massacre in El Fasher exposes a genocide unfolding in plain sight. As regional powers fuel the war, millions face famine, displacement, and systematic violence.

Conflict
Crisis Management

Content

In the News

May 22, 2019

Hudson Quoted in Foreign Policy on the Counterrevolution in Sudan

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Sudan

New Atlanticist

May 17, 2019

It’s time for the United States to lead (again) on Sudan

By Cameron Hudson

At this perilous moment, where there is an opportunity for the Trump administration to summon years of built up leverage to ensure a lasting transition to democratic rule and regional stability in Sudan, will Washington answer the call?

Democratic Transitions Sudan

In the News

Apr 12, 2019

Heyller quoted in The Independent on the protest movements in Algeria and Sudan

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa Sudan

New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2019

In Sudan, Bashir is out, but military rule is not quite what the protesters had in mind

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Questions remain about who will fill the vacuum left by Omar al-Bashir's ouster.

Democratic Transitions Sudan

Event Recap

Nov 7, 2018

Roundtable with Sudan’s minister of foreign affairs

By Africa Center

On November 7, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion featuring H.E. Dr. ElDirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Sudan, on the state of US-Sudan relations, as well as recent efforts by his government to mediate peace in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. In his remarks, […]

Africa Conflict

MENASource

Oct 30, 2018

Sudan’s security services target refugees in Cairo

By Mat Nashed

When Sudan’s government was bombing hospitals in one of its own states in 2011, Kareem was among the activists detailing the atrocities. His work tracking the counterinsurgency in South Kordofan made him a target for Sudan’s security services, and in December 2012 he was accosted by two men who sprayed him with a nerve agent that put him in the hospital.

North Africa Sudan

In the News

Oct 19, 2018

Pham Quoted in Modern Ghana on US-Sudanese Relations

By J. Peter Pham

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Sudan

New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2018

South Sudan’s first vice president optimistic about peace, but no one is buying It

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The almost 400,000 people killed over the past five years “is a higher mortality rate vis-à-vis population than the civil war in Syria,” said J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Sep 15, 2018

Pham Quoted in FT on South Sudan Peace Deal

By J. Peter Pham

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Sudan

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2018

In South Sudan, it’s déjà vu all over again

By Ashish Kumar Sen

In December of 2013, the world’s youngest nation was plunged back into a familiar cycle of violence after Kiir accused his vice president, Machar, of plotting to overthrow him.

Conflict Democratic Transitions
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