This Op-Ed was originally published in Newsweek, on September 10, 2024 Sudan’s crisis is spiraling. Hunger has given way to famine. The capital, Khartoum, has been destroyed. Ethnically targeted killings in Darfur have reached levels that may surpass the genocide of 20 years ago. And diplomatic efforts have failed to bring the warring parties to the table or…
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