Bangladesh, Oct. 26 -- The war in Sudan, which has already claimed at least 150,000 lives, displaced over 11 million people, and plunged half the population into acute food insecurity, is not an aberration. It is, rather, the prototype of the wars to come – sprawling, decentralized conflicts that defy traditional diplomacy and reveal the collapse of the global orders ability to contain violence. What is unfolding in Sudan today is not just a national tragedy but a grim forecast of how wars in the 21st century will be fought: messy, multi-layered, and fueled by both local rivalries and global neglect.

Once seen as an internal power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the ...