E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

History, Politics, News

4.8 • 705 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Khalid Medani, associate professor of political science, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, and chair of the African Studies Program at McGill University, to talk about the state of play in Sudan's civil war. They delve into the military stalemate between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the humanitarian crisis reaching 13 million displaced and 26 million on the brink of starvation, involvement from outside actors including Egypt and the UAE, the strategic importance of the besieged city El Fasher in Darfur, the defection of the RSF’s Gezira commander, Abuagla Keikal, over to the Sudanese military, and more. Note: After the recording of this episode, the RSF massacred 120 people in eastern Sudan. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast Don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Derek.
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0:06.0	and all this month we're going to be asking as many of you as are able to pre-order it.
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0:19.0	Christman voice and humor.
0:21.2	And it looks fantastic to boot.
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0:25.4	I'm sure many of you are aware of the health challenges Matt
0:28.8	has been facing, and the reason we're making this appeal
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0:36.3	This is a one-time sale, and the window order No Pasaran closes on October 31st, Halloween.
0:42.3	So please go today to Chapo Trapp House.
0:45.3	.store slash products slash no dash Pasaran,
0:50.3	a link that we'll be including in our notes with this month's American prestige episodes,
0:55.0	including the one you're listening to right now.
0:57.0	Thanks for supporting Matt.
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1:00.0	And as always, keep on rocking in the free world.
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