Sudan's Unraveling: The West's Enablement and Ceasefire Failures

The violence in Sudan between the country's two top generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has been a long time coming, with the international community legitimizing the two military rivals as political actors despite their lack of intention to transition to democracy. The two generals, who started their careers in the killing fields of Darfur, have pitted their forces against each other, with the African Union warning that the clash "could escalate into a full-blown conflict." The violence has sparked finger-pointing and soul-searching in Washington, with Senator Jim Risch blaming the Biden administration for failing to hold Sudan's military to account for abuses.