From the Houthis’ maritime threat to South Sudan’s fragile state, explore the critical conflicts reshaping 2025’s geopolitical landscape and their profound ripple effects on global stability.
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References:
Economist, South Sudan’s economic crisis threatens its fragile peace: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/12/19/south-sudans-economic-crisis-threatens-its-fragile-peace
Bloomberg, article from October: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-18/south-sudan-s-juba-sent-into-chaos-after-oil-pipeline-breaks
AFP, (via Barrons’), South Sudan Says It Plans To Resume Oil Production: https://www.barrons.com/news/south-sudan-says-it-plans-to-resume-oil-production-1bd2f644
Pipeline Technology Journal, pipeline repaired? https://www.pipeline-journal.net/news/sudan-oil-pipeline-south-sudan-ready-restart-after-repairs-completed
Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/south-sudans-economic-crisis-is-so-bad-its-taxing-its-only-lifeline-9ae1dee7
International Rescue Committee, South Sudan in 2025: https://www.rescue.org/article/top-10-crises-world-cant-ignore-2025
World Food Program: https://www.wfp.org/news/hunger-crisis-deepens-south-sudan-returnees-fleeing-war-and-children-hit-hardest
UN OCHA, impact of Sudan War on South Sudan: https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/south-sudan/south-sudan-humanitarian-needs-and-response-plan-2025-issued-december-2024
DW, economic problems in South Sudan: https://www.dw.com/en/south-sudans-ruling-elite-probed-for-1b-scam/a-63373571
UN overview of Sudanese refugees and countries they have fled to: https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/sudansituation
