SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Foreign Policy - Washington Is Turning Its Back on Sudan

6/6/19: Foreign Policy – Washington Is Turning Its Back on Sudan, by Cameron Hudson

 Cameron Hudson calls for the US to support the Sudanese “in their greatest hour of need,” re-iterating his calls for the appointment of a US special envoy for Sudan.

 Hudson highlights the “near total absence” of US diplomacy in Sudan, citing failures to deploy funding or technical support to help democratic protesters become more effective in negotiating with the military.

 Hudson argues that a US special envoy would remind the Gulf Arab “drivers of influence in Sudan” that Sudanese civilian leaders can both protect their long term security interests, and extend civil and human rights to its citizens.

 Hudson adds that the envoy would also “build an active coalition of African and European allies…to help level the playing field between those standing up for their democratic rights and those seeking to extinguish them,” and “most importantly,” would show Sudanese people that they have not been abandoned.