The Rapid Support Forces are trying to seize the strategic southern city of el-Obeid from the Sudanese military. Rights groups are warning of a potential humanitarian catastrophe. But why is the battle to control the city so important?

In this episode:

• Ali Mahmoud Ali, Sudan Researcher with the Armed Conflict, Location & Event Data project
• Kholood Khair, Founding Director of Confluence Advisory, a think tank founded in Khartoum with a focus on Sudan
• Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health

Host: Mohammed Jamjoum

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Pakistan has said India's suspension of a decades-old treaty could amount to an act of war. And tensions between the two are already high. So, how could they avoid a further escalation?

In this episode:

• Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of the independent investigative news organisation, The Wire
• Michael Kugelman, Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council
• Zeeshan Salahuddin, Advisory Director at Tabadlab, a think-tank and consultancy on geopolitics

Host: Mohammed Jamjoom

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China's new ethnic unity law has come into effect. Rights groups and activists overseas say it will further shrink the rights of minorities. Will the law help forge a shared national identity, as Beijing says? Or is it a step towards forced assimilation?

In this episode:

• Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
• Zumretay Arkin, Vice President, World Uyghur Congress
• William Yang, Senior Analyst for Northeast Asia, International Crisis Group

Host: Mohammed Jamjoom

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