Sudan Conflict Highlights Global Order Collapse
.jpg.webp?itok=aKGXiH0c)
SkimNews Take
Framing Sudan's civil war alongside Gaza and Iran under a single "collapse of global order" narrative risks obscuring that Sudan's conflict is driven primarily by internal power competition between rival militaries, a dynamic distinct from the geopolitical and ideological contests elsewhere.
Get the Geopolitics newsletter
Daily geopolitics — wars, elections, sanctions, the diplomatic moves that move markets. Free.
- Alan Boswell hosts a Crisis Group podcast episode titled “Sudan, and a Region and World in Upheaval” with journalist Nesrine Malik.
- Sudan has endured three years of fighting, a conflict the hosts say reflects a broader collapse of the rules‑based global order.
- U.S. disengagement and European hesitation to act decisively are highlighted as shaping the war’s trajectory.
- U.S.–Israeli war with Iran is assessed for its impact on the Horn of Africa, while fuel and fertilizer shortages threaten African economies.
- Middle‑power cooperation is presented as a possible new driver of global governance, and the magazine Equator, co‑founded by Malik, is mentioned.
- Friedrich‑Ebert‑Stiftung produced the episode, which is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Why it matters: The analysis flags fuel and fertilizer shortages as a direct threat to African economies, while the lack of decisive U.S. and European action leaves a power vacuum that middle‑power coalitions could fill, reshaping regional stability and global governance for the continent and beyond.
Ask SkimNews
