 that we're seeing today in the Horn of Africa and even in the Sahel as well. Well, in Syria, Bashar al-Assad has managed to remain in power despite efforts to remove him, and that, of course, has had significant consequences. But in other places, dictators have fallen but essentially left behind power vacuums, which is part of the story in Sudan. What could have been done to stabilize the country in the wake of Bashir's removal?