Strategic Assessments

Conflict Monitoring, Horn of Africa, Political Analysis, Strategic Assessments, Sudan

Why the RSF’s Rapid Takeover Strategy in Sudan Failed

Originally published by African Arguments on June 16, 2026. Written by Husam Eldin Suliman, this analysis examines why the Rapid Support Forces failed to achieve a decisive military victory and explores the strategic, political, institutional, and operational factors that shaped the outcome of the conflict.

Conflict Monitoring, Political Analysis, Red Sea Region, Strategic Assessments, Sudan

Sudan’s War and the Underestimation of the Military

Originally published on Medium on May 17, 2026. Written by Husam Eldin Suliman, this article assesses the strategic assumptions, military dynamics, and political calculations that shaped perceptions of Sudan’s conflict and contributed to widespread underestimation of the Sudanese Armed Forces.