How to Stop Sudan’s Collapse

Nov 21, 2025

Also published in National Interest
A Sudanese army soldier stands near a bombed-out vehicle outside Khartoum - source: Reuters
About the Authors
Ben Fishman
Ben Fishman

Ben Fishman is the Steven D. Levy Senior Fellow in the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on North Africa.

Arieg Elhag
Areig Elhag

Areig Elhag is the Arabic Content Editor at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism and political analysis.

Articles & Testimony

With President Trump recently pledging to help Saudi Arabia and other regional partners broker a ceasefire, his administration should focus on pressuring the external spoilers who have fueled the fighting.

In war-ravaged Sudan, the breakaway rebel militia known as the Rapid Support Forces is on the march. If the dynamics that have fueled the war do not change quickly, Sudan will enter a new and even bloodier chapter of its nightmarish civil war. The RSF has already advanced toward the city of Al-Obeid, the central node connecting the supply and communication lines running between western Sudan and the country’s capital. If the RSF captures Al-Obeid, it will split eastern Sudan off from the west, effectively dividing the massive country into two semi-independent spheres—a major step toward dismantling the Sudanese state. Time is running out, and the outside actors who have been fueling the conflict must embrace constructive participation rather than destructive meddling. Only the United States can orchestrate such a commitment...

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