The Bloodied Emirates II: How the UAE failed in Sudan with Dr. Andreas Krieg

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week, Dr. Andreas Krieg will join The Thinking Muslim to unpack the UAE’s complex involvement in Sudan’s ongoing turmoil and the ascent of the notorious Rapid Support Forces (RSF). He will explore how regional power politics, covert support networks, and geopolitical ambitions have shaped the conflict, empowering the RSF and deepening Sudan’s instability. You can find Dr Andreas Krieg here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drandreaskrieg/ X: https://x.com/andreas_krieg LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andreaskrieg/en Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762 Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: X: https://x.com/thinking_muslim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thinking-muslim/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmuslimpodcast Find Muhammad Jalal here: X: https://twitter.com/jalalayn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jalalayns/ Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 2:30 - The Complexities of the Conflict 6:04 - Support Baitulmaal 7:03 - The RSF and SAF 11:22 - Importance of Al-Fasher 13:05 - Impunity of RSF soldiers 14:47 - UAE relationship with RSF 22:13 - Gold 27:14 - ‘Islamists’ 28:43 - UAE’s strategy 32:42 - Trump 34:35 - Saudi and UAE 37:58 - UAE overplayed their hand? 39:56 - UAE and Israel 42:03 - Emiratis on Palestine 43:46 - Civil society threat? 48:06 - Whitewashing atrocities 51:40 - Pushback from Emiratis?