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Why the EU's sanctions on Sudan's gold trade are fundamentally flawed

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The European Union has implemented sanctions targeting Sudan's gold trade, a measure analyzed as fundamentally flawed because it fails to disrupt the underlying infrastructure that facilitates the movement of bullion.

According to analysis published in September 2026, the regulatory measures risk addressing merely the symptoms of Sudan's active war economy rather than dismantling its core architecture. The sanctions leave critical logistics and operational networks largely intact, questioning the long-term effectiveness of the policy in curbing conflict financing.

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