Sudan: Diplomatic Setbacks Undermine U.S. Approach to Sudan

Khartoum — Over the past two weeks, Washington has suffered a series of humiliating diplomatic defeats in its effort to force Sudanese authorities into a ceasefire deal they were not prepared to sign and that conditions on the ground did not support.

Since the summer, Sudan’s army has strung together a steady stream of tactical victories , essentially shutting down a threatening new front in Blue Nile state, along the border with Ethiopia, and pushing back the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in…