{"id":61908,"date":"2026-07-18T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=61908"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:25:09","slug":"between-the-sick-lion-and-the-impatient-one-a-satirical-reading-of-the-american-initiative-to-end-sudans-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/between-the-sick-lion-and-the-impatient-one-a-satirical-reading-of-the-american-initiative-to-end-sudans-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the \u201cSick Lion\u201d and the \u201cImpatient One\u201d: A Satirical Reading of the American Initiative to End Sudan\u2019s War"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Al-Sadiq Al-Badiri<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In a scene reminiscent of a political fantasy series, Washington has launched yet another initiative to end the war in Sudan, while the United Arab Emirates waves the banner of \u201chumanitarian legitimacy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The more pressing question, however, is whether this time will be any different, or whether the world is witnessing another version of the \u201csick lion\u201d game that has repeatedly failed in Libya and Yemen, producing \u201ctemporary\u201d agreements that collapse before the ink on newspaper headlines has even dried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

International mediators have described the latest American proposal to halt the war in Sudan as the \u201clast opportunity,\u201d while Sudanese observers have mockingly dubbed it \u201cthe chance for a slow death,\u201d recalling George Orwell\u2019s famous dictum: \u201cIn a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.\u201d Yet Washington, true to form in its handling of Middle Eastern affairs, continues to offer quick fixes to problems decades in the making.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diplomatic sources revealed that the American proposal calls for a 60-day ceasefire, the formation of a technocratic government, and the establishment of a mechanism to monitor and halt the flow of weapons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The problem, however, is that the weapons reaching both sides of the conflict are hardly a secret. They are reportedly transported through internationally recognized airports, as though the world had suddenly discovered that Sudan possesses \u201cthe largest arms depot on Earth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UAE, a key regional actor, appears to be skillfully playing the role of the counterweight. While Abu Dhabi publicly supports humanitarian efforts, United Nations reports continue to document the movement of weapons through airports linked to the Emirates and onward to the warring factions. It is almost as if the UAE subscribes to a \u201ctime-bomb doctrine\u201d in its foreign policy: erecting red traffic lights while simultaneously sounding the whistle to begin the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Analysts compare the current American proposal with the 2023 Jeddah Agreement, which was once hailed as a historic breakthrough but ultimately became little more than a piece of paper\u2014one unworthy even of wrapping sweets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They also recall Libya\u2019s 2020 redeployment agreement, which included plans for the withdrawal of mercenaries but has since emerged from oblivion only to demonstrate that \u201cprofiting from peace\u201d has become a global profession.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the same context, Reuters reports suggest that the new American initiative revives the concept of \u201csafe zones,\u201d an idea that failed in both Yemen and Afghanistan. It is as though Washington continues to experiment on countries burdened with intractable crises. As one Sudanese activist sarcastically remarked, \u201cWe do not want a safe zone; we want a safe solution to our problem.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the UAE insists that it is \u201cpart of the solution,\u201d observers note that only months ago Abu Dhabi rejected attempts to assign responsibility for prolonging the conflict, arguing instead that the solution must be \u201cSudanese-led.\u201d The obvious question, however, remains: how can the solution be Sudanese when the weapons are Emirati?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past international experiences suggest that peace initiatives proposed by major powers often resemble outdated medical prescriptions, recycled with only minor changes to the packaging.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Sudan, the American initiative appears to reproduce the mistakes made in Libya and Yemen: an insistence on forming a consensus government without addressing the roots of the conflict, coupled with reliance on a fragile ceasefire likely to collapse at the first serious violation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent statements by U.S. envoy Tom Perriello, quoted by the Associated Press, further reflect Washington\u2019s determination that \u201cthe time has come to end the war,\u201d as though Sudanese citizens had not been waiting for such an obvious revelation. A Sudanese activist responded with biting irony: \u201cWe have been fighting for two years, and suddenly they discovered that we are suffering.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the arena of international politics, Sudan remains a showcase of diplomatic failure, where major powers compete to introduce peace initiatives that falter before they are even born.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fundamental question therefore persists: is this time truly different, or are we about to watch yet another installment in the long-running series of Middle Eastern agreements\u2014productions that begin with grand promises and end in scenes of devastation?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Al-Sadiq Al-Badiri In a scene reminiscent of a political fantasy series, Washington has launched yet another initiative to end the war in Sudan, while the United Arab Emirates waves the banner of \u201chumanitarian legitimacy.\u201d The more pressing question, however, is whether this time will be any different, or whether the world is witnessing another …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61908"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61910,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61908\/revisions\/61910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}