Saudi Arabia 'Cements Ties' with Sudan, 'Rivalry Heats' as Civilians Starve
Funny how 'security interests' often align with funding brutal proxy wars. While Al-Monitor notes the shifting alliances, they gloss over the fact that both Saudi Arabia and the UAE have enabled the RSF and SAF factions, prolonging a conflict that has displaced over 10 million people and pushed millions to the brink of famine . The "heated rivalry" isn't just about regional dominance; it's about
control over resources, trade routes, and Sudan's Red Sea coast, turning a nation into a chessboard for external ambitions. One might wonder if Burhan's 'losses on the battlefield' are as concerning to Riyadh as maintaining plausible deniability while their proxies wage war. How civil are these 'civil wars' when foreign money and weapons dictate the terms? The 'diplomacy' reported here sounds an
awful lot like shifting allegiance to whomever offers a better deal, rather than a genuine pursuit of peace for the Sudanese people. This isn't diplomacy; it's war profiteering with a handshake.