Policy papers, analytic articles, and strategic reports from CCSS.
At this critical juncture of Sudan’s brutal war, the greatest danger does not lie in the complexity of peace negotiations themselves, but in the deliberate and malicious manoeuvres undertaken by Islamists to hollow them out from within. This is precisely what Sudan is witnessing today as the…
This paper acquires particular importance at a moment when Sudan’s public discourse is almost entirely consumed by the search for a ceasefire and the mechanics of silencing the guns. While that quest is urgent and indispensable, the sustainability of any peace will ultimately depend on the…
This policy paper outlines a sequenced pathway for stabilising Sudan’s conflict environment through an integrated Truce–Ceasefire Phase. The approach is pragmatic: it recognises both the zones of relative calm and the hotspots of intense fighting (Darfur and Kordofan), addresses the persistent…
Sudan and Egypt share one of the most complex yet deeply rooted bilateral relationships in the Middle East and Africa. Geography, history, culture, and the Nile bind the two nations in ways that few regional pairings can match.
This Concept Note outlines a comprehensive framework for the Quartet to enforce and sustain a truce–ceasefire process in Sudan by addressing two core drivers of war: 1. The war economy, anchored in illicit gold, livestock, crops, and fuel trade networks.
Amid Sudan’s devastating war and the international community’s urgent search for a ceasefire, it may seem untimely to revisit the country’s long and difficult economic journey. Yet these eight economic essays deserve renewed attention precisely because silencing the guns—vital as it is—will not…
The international and regional efforts to de-escalate the war in Sudan are moving forward cautiously but deliberately. At the centre of this process lies the Quartet Roadmap, a framework jointly endorsed by the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, which lays out a…
The escalating war in Sudan after the fall of El Fasher is no longer just a confrontation between military forces but has become an economy in its own right. Networks of gold, livestock, crops, and fuel finance the conflict and keep it ablaze, while weakening state institutions and dismantling…
This framework sets out a Quartet-guaranteed path for stabilizing Sudan’s conflict and restoring legitimate civilian governance. It is founded on joint commitments by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and a unified civilian bloc, under Quartet oversight.
The war in Sudan has entered its most destructive phase. Cities lie in ruin, millions are displaced, and humanitarian agencies operate at the edge of collapse.
Sudan stands at a decisive crossroads. The collapse of the 2019–2021 transitional experiment and the devastation of the April 2023 war have demonstrated that partial pacts, elite bargains, and externally scripted blueprints cannot deliver legitimate governance.
Few people know that my first encounter with Sudan’s Islamist movement dates back to my childhood in the early 1960s, when a relative took me to the Omdurman Cultural Club, then a discreet recruitment hub for the Muslim Brotherhood. The experience failed to capture the imagination of a child…