{"id":2916,"date":"2025-03-27T19:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2025-04-05T20:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T20:32:12","slug":"christopher-tounsel-features-in-qa-on-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/christopher-tounsel-features-in-qa-on-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Tounsel features in Q&amp;A on Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2649\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/tounsel_christopher_-_copy.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Tounsel headshot, leaning against a brick wall\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>Jackson School Africa Studies Chair <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/history.washington.edu\/people\/christopher-tounsel\">Christopher Tounsel<\/a><\/strong> features in a Q&amp;A titled, <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/sudans-civil-war-what-military-advances-mean-and-where-the-country-could-be-heading-next-253007\">Sudan&#8217;s civil war: What military advances mean and where the country could be heading next,<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; by The Conversation, a media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The piece, which was published on March 25, 2025, focuses on a what could be a crucial turning point in Sudan&#8217;s yearslong civil war. 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