Foreign Affairs published on 6 November 2025 a commentary titled "Terror Returns to Darfur: Only American Pressure Can Stop the Killing in Sudan" by Alex de Waal, World Peace Foundation.
The author has studied and worked in Sudan for 40 years. He concludes that "however terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse." He argues that only strong US pressure and the personal engagement of President Trump can end the fighting.