Independent think tank · Sudan

Strategic research for Sudan's transition

Policy papers and analysis on ending the war, rebuilding the state, and Sudan's place in the Arab and African worlds.

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Who we are

An independent, non-partisan research centre working on Sudan's peace, governance and political economy.

Founded in 2025 and based in the United Kingdom, the Cognisance Centre for Strategic Studies publishes policy papers for negotiators and decision-makers, analytic articles for the public debate, and longer studies of Sudan's economic and constitutional history, in English and Arabic.

Its work is organised in five programmes: Peace & Civilian Transition, Political Economy, Governance & Constitution, Arab–African Relations, and the long-form project Constructing Sudan.

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Publications

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  1. A Reading of the Islamists' Bid to Sabotage the Quartet Commentary·
  2. Sudan Between Structural Adjustment and Social Transformation: A Political Economy Reading of Reform, 1978–2025 Research paper·
  3. Military–Security Stabilisation in Sudan: From Truce to Ceasefire Policy paper·
  4. Sudan and Egypt: A Strategic Vision for Resetting Bilateral Relations Commentary·
  5. Leveraging Economic and Institutional Instruments to Enforce a Truce and Ceasefire in Sudan Concept note·
  6. Half a Century of Structural Adjustment: Why Sudan's Economic History Matters for Peace Commentary·
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