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  Sudan Struggles for Autonomy as Global South's New Battleground SUDAN Sticking with the war theme… Remember when I warned you that the global South was going to become a battleground between the powers? Well, Sudan is now one such battleground. Here’s the timeline: Aug 24, 2022  – US Ambassador is appointed to Sudan following a 25 year lapse. US Ambassador to Sudan Vows to Support Country’s Transition to Civilian Rule Sept 28, 2022  – US Ambassador warns Sudan against finalising Russian naval base deal. Sudan: US warns Khartoum over allowing Russia to build Red Sea naval base | Middle East Eye Nov 11, 2022  – Blinken urges Sudan to consider “US support for the rapid formation of a civilian-led transitional government”. Dec 5, 2022  – UN brokers Framework Agreement between Sudan’s military leaders and leading “pro-democracy parties”.  Sudan: UN welcomes ‘courageous’ military-civilian pact towards democratic future | UN News Dec 7, 2022  – Blinken threatens travel ban for Sudanese

  Is the US Funding an Experiment in Digital Control in Ukraine? Marie Hawthorne I Fighting between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for a little over a year now, ending the lives of hundreds of thousands of young men and displacing millions.  Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov,  invited Western arms manufacturers  to test their newest weapons against Russians in 2022. And indeed, all kinds of weaponry have been flowing into Ukraine.  It is truly a testing ground. So, this begs the question, is anything else getting tested there?  The Ukrainian government seems pretty willing to use its own citizens as guinea pigs, and the American government seems pretty willing to foot the bill.  Are American tax dollars going to any other interesting projects? Here’s what the US is funding in Ukraine. Yes, actually.  Volodymyr Zelensky became president of Ukraine in May 2019, and almost immediately he introduced his idea of a “ country in a smartphone .” In early September 2019,  Ukrai