When American author Anne Applebaum travelled to the frontlines of the Sudanese civil war this year, she gave herself a stern remit. Bear witness to, and report on, a lawless world that - since the United States has pulled most of its aid - is now run by warring militias, clans and families. Crucially, she would keep emotion out of it.

But then she met with people who were so thankful for the meagre aid the United States was still providing, that she felt “ashamed”.

Today, Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, on how Sudan’s civil war shows what the end of the liberal order looks like.

When American author Anne Applebaum travelled to the frontlines of the Sudanese civil war this year, she gave herself a stern remit. Bear witness to, and report on, a lawless world that - since the United States has pulled most of its aid - is now run by warring militias, clans and families. Crucially, she would keep emotion out of it. But then she met with people who were so thankful for the meagre aid the United States was still providing, that she felt &ldquo;ashamed&rdquo;. Today, Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at&nbsp;The Atlantic, on how Sudan&rsquo;s civil war shows what the end of the liberal order looks like.

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Blood on the ground: What’s happening in Sudan

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