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White Paper: Darfur: A Social and Political History from Regional Polity to Humanitarian Catastrophe

Posted on December 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Darfur, a region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, has a long and complex social and political history that predates colonial boundaries and modern nation-states. Far from being an inherently violent or stateless zone, Darfur was … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Potential Framework For A Peace Deal In Sudan

Posted on November 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Executive Summary Sudan’s war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes: more than 11–13 million people displaced and over 30 million in need of aid, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Sudan’s Civil War (2023–present): Tactical & Strategic Assessment, Scenarios, and the Likelihood of Victory or Partition

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Sudan’s war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF, led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Dagalo) has hardened into a multi-front conflict with heavy foreign involvement, catastrophic humanitarian conditions, … Continue reading →

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On The Fragmented State

Posted on October 24, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the complaints that many progressives consistently have against the United States constitution, and have had for more than a century now, is that the United States government, as conceived in the Constitution, is too fragmented to work “decisively” … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Last Camel Died At Noon

Posted on April 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Last Camel Died At Noon (Amelia Peabody #6), by Elizabeth Peters Having been pleased at the previous volume and the way that it expanded the goings on of the Emerson family, this book thoughtfully continued the same pace, although … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Root Causes Of Sudan’s Civil Wars

Posted on March 26, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Root Causes Of Sudan’s Civil Wars:  Old Wars And New Wars, by Douglas H. Johnson If you happen to have an interest in Sudan and South Sudan and their seemingly intractable problems [1], this book does a good job … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Black Nile

Posted on March 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Black Nile:  One Man’s Amazing Journey Through Peace And War On The World’s Longest River, by Dan Morrison In looking at this author’s work with Slate and his obvious leftist perspective, I am tempted as a reader to troll … Continue reading →

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Beggar Thy Neighbor

Posted on June 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the ways that one can tell that a scarcity mindset is in place is when there are actions taken that “beggar thy neighbor” instead of working together. When resources are plentiful enough to share, then the ability to … Continue reading →

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Countries That Need To Get On The Bandwagon

Posted on April 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

Update: New views from Sudan and Cyprus, Sudan taken off the list. Guatemala taken off from the list also. Greenland has been taken off the list as well. Both Libya and Burma (Myanmar) have been taken off the list as … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: The Space Between

Posted on February 3, 2012 by nathanalbright

In today’s Somaliland update I would like to examine the space between the business climate within Somaliland (and its neighbors) and the perspective of the world on those areas. We have a helpful guide into this problem through the eyes … Continue reading →

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