‘For Britain, the Sudan crisis is not just a humanitarian emergency….Sudan is degenerating into a large, chaotic and ungoverned space.  We under stand to our cost the consequences of letting such areas develop and fester…. there are pressing reasons why the UK and our allies should view the war in Sudan as a strategic imperative and respond accordingly.’

To read the whole article by Lord Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff (2006-2010) and Marshal of the Royal Airforce, click here (Times subscription required).