Escalation Pathways to the April War and the Dynamics of Sudan's Political Economy

Authors

Salih Mustafa, Sudanese Center for Policy Studies and the Arab Reform Initiative
Osama Hassan, Sudanese Center for Policy Studies and the Arab Reform Initiative
Nagi Alassam, Sudanese Center for Policy Studies and the Arab Reform Initiative

Abstract

This paper analyzes the escalation processes that led to the outbreak of the April 2023 war in Sudan, based on Wolfram Lacher's theoretical framework of "escalation processes". The paper focuses on tracing the escalatory trajectories that preceded the war, analyzing the complex interplay between structural, political, and economic factors, as well as the impact of the political economy on the dynamics of the conflict and its escalation to full-scale war.

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Recommended Citation

Mustafa, Salih; Hassan, Osama; and Alassam, Nagi (2025) "Escalation Pathways to the April War and the Dynamics of Sudan's Political Economy," The Journal of Social Encounters: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, 281-310.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69755/2995-2212.1378
Available at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/social_encounters/vol9/iss2/20