American sanctions to mature ambitions that were not matured by the war?! – The face of truth – ✍️ Ibrahim Shaqlawi

The imposition of sanctions by the United States against General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, raises many questions about the meaning and timing of this measure. Although the sanctions appear to be directed against Al-Burhan, they primarily target Sudan as a country, within a broader context of international interventions aimed at controlling the country's political and economic developments. In this article, we attempt to discuss the implications and dimensions of the sanctions, Sudan's opportunities and the hoped-for measures to absorb their effects on the country. The sanctions against the head of state are sanctions against the entire country and embody part of a long history of international interventions aimed at imposing an agenda on Sudan over decades, beginning with the period before his independence.
From the outbreak of the Southern War in 1955 until the Addis Ababa Accord in 1972, Sudan faced international pressure aimed at pushing it toward specific options, often in conflict with its national interests. This era saw the opening of loans for development projects, which led to a suffocating economic crisis and continued debt that Sudan was unable to repay. The result was a country drowning in debt and overwhelmed by conflict. This situation continued in the 1990s and 2000s, when sanctions were imposed on Sudan, culminating in the secession of the south in 2011, a chapter that cannot be read in isolation from international plans to deplete resources. of the country and undermine its sovereignty. Therefore, any sanctions imposed on Sudan, especially at this time, whether directed against Al-Burhan or others, remain part of a continued targeting of the country and its wealth. This is due to the maturity of a reality that has not been matured by war, as international powers exploit internal crises to formulate policies that strengthen external influence at the expense of national will.
The sanctions must therefore be read in the context of the war. It is important to link them to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The rapid support militia, which has been associated with support from regional and international countries, represents a front of demographic and economic change in the service of external agendas. While the United States of America labels this militia a war criminal, the sanctions show a clear contradiction in this policy as they target those who fight the militia instead of supporting it, especially as Al-Burhan puts implement the will of its people to liberate and restore security and peace. Therefore, one of the most significant dimensions of these sanctions is the US administration's reliance on false reports and inaccurate information provided by parties hostile to the Sudanese government and military. These reports ignored the Rapid Support Militia's crimes, including humanitarian violations and systematic destruction, and focused on the Sudanese army's responsibility for the crisis.
Therefore, the issuance of such sanctions at this time reflects closely related developments: notably the growing repercussions of the war that broke out in April 2023 between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Militia following its attempt to seize the power, in addition to being an opportunity for international powers to intervene using economic and political tools to advance their interests. In addition to geopolitical transformations, Al-Burhan's move to strengthen relations with Russia and China is seen as a threat to American interests in the region, making sanctions a pressure tool to dissuade him from this. way. Therefore, according to experts, such sanctions harm Sudan's international reputation, as the state becomes hostage to the diktats of the great powers, which reproduces the experience of sanctions against President Al-Bashir and the crises that they left to the Sudanese State. Therefore, President Al-Burhan must immediately turn to his new allies, with confidence and without hesitation, to ensure that the country is not dependent on international ambitions.
Also in the local context: the sanctions give Al-Burhan the opportunity to increase its internal popularity, as they are seen as an unfair measure that punishes Sudan for confronting the rebellion and once again highlights double standards, two American measures. Therefore, sanctions should aim to further circumvent the head of state and the military, while boosting production to overcome any possible deterioration of living conditions in Sudan, especially given the country's dependence on consideration of external support to finance its vital projects. Also politically: these sanctions must be confronted with broad diplomatic movements at the global and regional levels so as not to weaken Sudan's ability to maneuver on the international scene and to avoid political isolation. Sudan's experience with US sanctions during the era of President Al-Bashir is a good example, as these sanctions did not punish the leaders, but rather negatively affected the entire people, politically. and economically.
The international context reveals deeper plans than just targeting Al-Burhan, as the United States and its allies seek to secure control of Sudanese resources and prevent any attempt at political or economic independence. The U.S. measures are consistent with a long history of interventions in Sudan, ranging from supporting deals that serve its interests to stoking internal conflicts and using sanctions as a tool of hegemony. The US sanctions underline the importance of adopting a new approach based on strengthening the domestic front and developing strategic partnerships with non-aligned international powers. Sudan must direct its compass towards true independence in political and economic decision-making, far from the effects of sanctions or external diktats. So the sanctions give it greater freedom to strengthen its relations with the eastern axes, such as Russia and China, without fearing reactions from the West. This transformation, if properly invested, could constitute a new starting point for Sudan towards the diversification of its international alliances and the liberalization of its sovereign decision-making process.
From what we see in reality, Sudan remains between international pressure and national will. It is therefore necessary for the people to mobilize more around the leaders and the army to help them transform these challenges into opportunities, to diversify international partnerships and to consolidate a global national project which protects the country from external interference and guarantees its stability and sovereignty. .
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Sunday January 19, 2025 AD. (email protected)