Sudan: Exploring the prospects for peace

Sudan is at the brink of peace and in the depths of war. The internal repercussions of the war in Darfur are proving far more destabilising than the Government of Sudan (GoS) had ever anticipated. This instability interacts with international condemnation, which is increasingly vociferous. The IGAD peace process has been hanging in the balance, but under considerable pressure made progress towards resolution on most of the outstanding issues. The conflict in Darfur threw the GoS peace efforts into disarray, dividing its political and diplomatic energies.