The International Crisis Group published on 13 April 2026 an analysis titled "Divided Sudan, Elusive Peace."
Negotiations aimed at a cease fire in Sudan appear stalled amid a row between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the distraction of the war in Iran. The Sudan civil war risks becoming a regional conflict. This is the occasion, however, for the Quad (US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) to step up efforts to revive the peace process.
