DDR

Sustaining Momentum: Seizing the opportunity for SSR in Sudan

This paper addresses the challenge of security sector reform (SSR) in democratizing Sudan. The former regime developed a sprawling, expensive,…

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February 18, 2021 | Dan Watson
Danse Macabre: Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Post-Oil Sudan

This is the second in a series of three analysis features covering unrest in Sudan, and the repercussions of this…

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February 18, 2021 | Jago Salmon
A Paramilitary Revolution: The Popular Defence Forces

In late June 1989, Sudan’s tumultuous third period of democratic governance was interrupted by a bloodless coup. Led by little-known,…

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February 18, 2021 | Dan Watson
Riders on the Storm: Rebels, Soldiers, and Paramilitaries in Sudan’s Margins

This is the first in a series of three analysis features covering unrest in Sudan, and the repercussions of this…

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February 18, 2021 | Joshua Marks
Border in Name Only: Arms Trafficking and Armed Groups at the DRC-Sudan Border

This study explores the unregulated small arms trade on the western portion of the border between the Democratic Republic of…

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February 18, 2021 | John Young
Armed Groups along Sudan’s Eastern Frontier: An Overview and Analysis

This study examines armed groups along Sudan’s eastern frontier, analysing them both in historical terms and in the context of…

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February 18, 2021 | Eric G. Berman, Mihaela Racovita
Under Attack and Above Scrutiny? Arms and Ammunition Diversion from Peacekeepers in Sudan and South Sudan, 2002-14

This paper reviews the numerous peace operations undertaken in these two countries since 2002. It concentrates on those the AU…

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February 18, 2021 | Julie Flint
Beyond ‘Janjaweed’ : Understanding the Militias of Darfur

This Working Paper examines the mobilization of 2003–04, who supported it and who did not—and why. It attempts to distinguish…

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February 18, 2021 | Claudio Gramizzi
At and Impasse: The Conflict in Blue Nile

This Working Paper analyses the first two years of the renewed conflict— which took place from September 2011 to June…

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February 18, 2021 | Ryan Nichols
DDR in Sudan: Too Little, Too Late?

This Working Paper takes a critical look at the ongoing DDR programme in Sudan. It reviews the historical background of…

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