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A Unilateral Truce in Sudan and Its Ripple Effects

The Warcast
December 3, 2025

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Episode Notes:

As violence continues across Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces have declared a unilateral truce, while the Sudanese Armed Forces pursue closer ties with Moscow, offering access to the Red Sea in exchange for weapons. Michelle Gavin, senior fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, returns to the Warcast to unpack these developments and assess what they signal about the trajectory of the war.

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