Why does a civil war resume even when a peace agreement has been signed? Under what conditions does violence against civilians decrease in a civil war? Dr. Wakako Maekawa, Associate Professor at Osaka School of International Public Policy, focuses on civil war termination and peacebuilding, mainly from the perspective of third-party intervention. Now, she provides a perspective on the Sudanese Civil War. Sudan also applies to this case, where a Special Political Mission replaced a Peacekeeping Mission three years before the outbreak of the civil war.

Source: The Guardian March 23, 2026 06:33 UTC