Washington’s Sudan Diplomacy Risks Backfiring

US policy toward Sudan is undermining prospects for peace by relying on direct pressure and sanctions to force the Sudanese army to yield, according to the argument presented in the article.

The criticism centres on Washington’s approach to securing concessions. Rather than creating conditions for a settlement, the article argues, coercive measures are obstructing an agreement and adding to the complexity of the crisis.

It challenges the assumption that greater pressure on the army will translate into progress at the negotiating table. In this assessment, compelling compliance is not the same as building a workable path to peace.

The article’s central warning is that Washington’s chosen tools are working against its diplomatic objectives. It portrays pressure and sanctions not as a route out of Sudan’s crisis, but as an approach that risks making a settlement harder to achieve.