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Aug 7, 2026 28 min

Outsider chance: ending Sudan’s proxy war

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We look at the peace that has settled over Khartoum, the ruined capital. War rages on elsewhere, and a slim chance at a settlement rests largely with the belligerents’ foreign patrons. We ask why President Donald Trump has picked a fight over a new bridge between Canada and America. And remembering Betye Saar, who provided profound second lives for discarded objects. Watch extended clips from Insider here. Guests and host: Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent Annie Crabill, senior digital editor Ann Wroe, obituaries editor Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: Sudan war, proxy war, geopolitics Canada-America relations, Gordie Howe Bridge Betye Saar, art Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.

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