The Real Geopolitics of Sudan’s Civil War
2026-10-06
Sudan’s civil war has become a regional proxy struggle, with the UAE, Egypt, Iran, Turkey and other powers backing rival armed camps as the country fragments under the pressure of war. But while the RSF’s foreign support has drawn intense scrutiny, the forces sustaining Sudan’s army — from Islamist networks to drones, money and weapons supplied from abroad — have received far less attention.
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Aimen and Thomas discuss:
Why Sudan has become everyone’s proxy war
The UAE, the RSF — and the case against the usual narrative
Who is really backing Burhan’s army?
How the Muslim Brotherhood returned through Sudan’s war
Iran, Turkey and the drone war changing the battlefield
The hidden regional contest between Egypt and Ethiopia
Did Sudan’s army use chemical weapons?
Can the outside powers stop the war they helped sustain?
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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.