Sudan Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Russia’s Naval Base in Sudan: A Strategic Foothold on the Red Sea Limiting U.S. Operational Freedom Near the Suez Canal

Russia’s negotiations with Sudan to establish a permanent naval facility in Port Sudan represent one of Moscow’s most consequential strategic moves outside the post-Soviet space. A Russian base on the…

December 4, 2025Russia, Sudan, USA

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Minerals, Mercenaries, and State Power: CAR’s Choice Between Wagner and Africa Corps

The Central African Republic (CAR) faces mounting pressure from Moscow to phase out the Wagner mercenary group in favor of a new Kremlin-controlled “Africa Corps.” Russian officials – including a deputy defense…

October 7, 2025African Corps, CAR, Mali, Russia, Sudan, Wagner Group

Geopolitics National Security

Port of Influence: The Strategic Logic Behind Russia’s Naval Base in Sudan

The Kremlin’s renewed interest in establishing a naval base in Sudan, particularly in Port Sudan on the Red Sea, reflects a calculated move to reassert global influence, secure strategic maritime…

April 11, 2025Russia, Sudan

Geopolitics

Russia’s Role in Prolonging Sudan’s Crisis

Russia vetoed a United Nation resolution on Sudan calling for an immediate cease-fire between Sudan's warring parties and the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of Sudanese. Russia was the only Security Council…

November 21, 2024Russia, Sudan

Intelligence ops War crimes

Russia May Be Involved in Violating Arms Embargo in Darfur

The circumstances surrounding the destruction of a military transport aircraft in North Darfur may point to the existence of supply channels funneling Russian weapons into Sudan. On October 22, an…

October 22, 2024Darfur, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Sudan, UAE, Wagner Group

Conflict Geopolitics

Iran and Foreign Red Sea ambitions in Sudan

Sudan’s civil war has become one more pivotal theatre for geopolitical rivalries as foreign powers compete for influence in the strategically vital Red Sea region. Sudan's location offers a chokehold over one of the…

October 14, 2024Iran, Russia, Sudan

Conflict War crimes

Ethnic dimension genocide in Darfur likely to start after El Fasher’s fall

The war in Sudan has taken on an ethnic dimension, especially in Darfur, where militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of killing civilians based on their ethnicity.…

June 6, 2024Darfur, Sudan

Geopolitics National Security

Iran and Russia are spurring Sudan to become hostile towards the U.S.

Russia’s government has made efforts to establish seaport in the Red Sea, which goes in line with our estimations of November 2000. More on this story: Russian military buildup in Sudan to control the…

May 29, 2024Iran, Russia, Sudan

Democracy Governance

The democratic government free of army involvement is a shimmering future in Sudan

The SAF claims it will not be part of the coming government in Sudan, but there are doubts they will not control it. More on this story: The possible failure of Sudanese democracy…

April 8, 2024Sudan

Conflict Coup Governance

The Sudanese army is at risks of collapse.

Fattah al-Burhan appeared to be sufficiently weak, compelling him to rely on his fellow Sudan Armed Forces bigwigs to govern. The war, which erupted after relations between the two wings of…

February 20, 2024Sudan

Sudan