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Outsider chance: ending Sudan’s proxy war
Published 3 days, 5 hours ago
Description
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.
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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
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