Eritrea and Sudan’s War: How Asmara Is Building a Security Belt Beyond Its Borders
SPT Driven by a doctrine of pre-emptive security, Eritrea is training fighters, managing the attrition of rivals, cultivating dependent allies and reshaping the balance of power in eastern Sudan Eritrea’s policy in the Horn of Africa cannot easily be…
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Eastern Sudan: The Threat of Egyptian Intervention and Eritrea’s Security Doctrine
Report: SPT How State Fragility Enabled the Reconfiguration of Regional Security and Influence Networks in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea? For years, eastern Sudan has experienced successive crises that intensified following the fall of Omar…
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Sudan: Economic Collapse Amid Islamist Control and Resource Plunder by the Sudanese and Egyptian Militaries
Report: SPT On July 8, the authorities in Port Sudan announced a new increase in the customs exchange rate of 6.41%, amid an accelerating economic collapse and a sharp decline in the value of the Sudanese pound, which depreciated to nearly SDG 6,000 per…
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Egypt Moves from Backing the War to Killing Sudanese: An Aerial Massacre in Jabal Al-Aqaydat
SPT Egyptian warplanes carried out airstrikes on Tuesday deep inside Sudanese territory, targeting civilian miners in the Jabal Al-Aqaydat area, according to multiple field testimonies and local accounts. The attack marks a significant escalation in…
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The Khartoum Airport Strike: Cairo’s Bid to Redirect Sudan’s War Towards Ethiopia
Report: SPT Military sources in Port Sudan and Nyala have dismissed accusations made by authorities in Port Sudan alleging Ethiopian involvement in the drone strike on Khartoum Airport on 4 May. Officials in Port Sudan, including Foreign Minister Mohi…
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UAE refers Sudan-linked arms network to court
Abu Dhabi – SPT UAE authorities have referred a network suspected of illicit arms trafficking, linked to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), to the Abu Dhabi Federal Court, in a case that sheds light on how licensed companies within the country were…
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From Coup to War: Egypt’s Structural Role in the Collapse of Sudan
SPT In the context of the profound political transformations Sudan has undergone since 2019, the role of regional actors emerges as a decisive factor in explaining the trajectories of transition and collapse. This text offers an analytical reading that…
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Sudan’s Demographic Unravelling: War, Displacement, Famine and Strategic Control
SPT Sudan’s Demographic Unravelling: War, Displacement, Famine and Strategic Control (2008–2025) Scope: 18 States | Demographics, Displacement, Famine & Military Control Author: Dr. Ismail Abdelrahaman CPA, CFA [*] Executive Summary Sudan’s…
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Between Iran and Sudan’s Islamists: War Reopens Cooperation Channels on the Red Sea
Report: SPT At the heart of the civil war that has torn Sudan apart since 2023, a less visible trajectory is emerging beyond the military frontlines: the gradual return of political Islam networks (the Muslim Brotherhood) within state institutions,…
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Turkey’s Bayraktar Drones and the Rising Civilian Toll in Sudan’s War
Report: SPT Introduction As the war in Sudan escalates, the expanding use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has emerged as one of the most dangerous dimensions of the conflict, given its direct impact on civilians and critical infrastructure. The…
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