Report U.S. Fears Sudan’s War Will Worsen Humanitarian Crisis
“Pick your calamity,” said one former top U.S. diplomat.
By Jack Detsch

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Jack Detsch is a Pentagon and national security reporter at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @JackDetsch
- Foreign & Public Diplomacy
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