This report looks forward from January 2015 to quantify the economic costs that would be incurred by South Sudan, other countries in the neighbouring region, and the wider international community, should the conflict continue. Download
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This paper (2015) is a review of the Addis Ababa-based, IGAD-led peace process. It focuses on highlighting risks which may stand in the way of an inclusive settlement, including the competition for power, the question of ethnic divides that have fuelled violence, the multiplicity of armed non-state actors; how to include them in a settlement without creating a gargantuan military that could bankrupt the country and remilitarise the situation. Download
This briefing looks at the evolution of China’s relationship with Sudan and then South Sudan after independence, with a particular focus on the potential for the transition of Chinese engagement from reactive, short-term conflict resolution to longer-term conflict prevention. The briefing goes on to suggest potential entry points for cooperation between China and the UK that could provide mutual learning opportunities and ultimately lead to better collaboration in support of sustainable peace in South Sudan.
This paper is a compilation of different key actors’ views (including South Sudanese civil society) of the New Deal implementation in South Sudan. It presents key recommendations drawn from the opinions expressed by the different actors interviewed or engaged in the process of developing the paper. Download
This report describes the path that led from the early stages of Yau Yau’s rebellion, through its evolution in the post-independence period, to the signing of the agreement culminating in the establishment of the GPAA. It explores the role of local and international actors in the negotiation process, and reviews the first phases of implementation of the new administrative area, its main challenges and early achievements, and the prospects of peaceful coexistence for its heterogeneous…
This report (2015) which is based on research in South Sudan and the region aims at providing recommendations to improve humanitarian aid and protection which are affected by logistical, security and other challenges. Download
This analysis (2015) reviews the Arusha Reunification Agreement and attempts to spur public debate on a newly instituted effort towards a genuine search for peace in South Sudan. This review also summarizes the main points of the Agreement, assesses public response, and sketchily provides some pointers for practice.
The introduction to this special issue of the Journal of Eastern African Studies on Emerging South Sudan: Negotiating Statehood explores whether the ‘emerging’ state South Sudan needs a ‘permanent’ constitution given the negotiated nature of statehood. Download
An Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation (IAHE) was conducted in South Sudan in April 2015 under the auspices of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Transformative Agenda for the global reform of humanitarian action in large-scale emergencies. This was the first such evaluation of a response to a conflict situation and complex political emergency. The crisis is now clearly becoming protracted and therefore requires a complete review and revision of strategic purpose. The emergency is merging with the…
The repoort distils field evidence into concrete recommendations for the international community. Download
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