International law and legitimacy matter: The world should treat the RSF as it did Islamic State and similar groups

By Opinion | Published Sep 18, 2024

In the first part of this article, I discussed the inadequacy of the international community’s response to the war of aggression by the RSF militia and its external sponsors against the Sudanese people and state (The Janjaweed Rebranded: Why the International Community’s Calls to RSF Fall on Deaf Ears?). Below, I argue that international law provides a firm foundation for peaceful resolution of the Sudan crisis.