Guns, Gold, and Geopolitics: How the Sudanese Conflict Reflects the World

Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis—yet international action remains limited. This discussion will explore what Sudan’s war reveals about today’s geopolitical landscape. Our speakers will dive into the war economy and the key role of gold, the involvement of outside powers like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, and Iran, and why global peacekeeping efforts have fallen short. We’ll also look at how humanitarian aid is changing, comparing local efforts with international responses, and what this means for the future of conflict and crisis response.

**Food will be provided

SPEAKERS:

Jonas Horner
• Former ICG Deputy Director for the Horn of Africa
• Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

Kholood Khair
• Sudanese Political Analyst
• Founding Director of Confluence Advisory, a "think-and-do" tank based in Khartoum.

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Co-hosted with: SIPA Pan-African Network

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