Military–Security Stabilisation in Sudan: From Truce to Ceasefire A Policy Paper for the Quartet (1) By Professor Mekki El ShiblyExecutive Director, Cognisance Centre for Strategic Studies Executive Summary This policy paper outlines a sequenced pathway for stabilising Sudan’s conflict environment through an integrated Truce–Ceasefire Phase. The approach
Leveraging Economic and Institutional Instruments to Enforce Truce and Ceasefire in Sudan by: Professor Mekki Medani El Shibly Executive Director, Cognizance Centre for Strategic Studies (CCSS) Date: November 2025 Executive Summary This Concept Note outlines a comprehensive framework for the Quartet to enforce and sustain a truce–ceasefire process in
Leveraging Economic Instruments to Enforce Sudan Truce and Ceasefire By Professor Mekki Medani El ShiblyExecutive Director, Cognisance Centre for Strategic Studies (CCSS) 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
Sequencing Peace in Sudan: A Blueprint for an Enforceable Quartet Ceasefire By Professor Mekki Medani El Shibly Executive Director, Cognizance Centre for Strategic Studies (CCSS) 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
Civilian–Constitutional Transition: Building the Path to Legitimate Governance A Policy Paper to the Quartet (2) By Professor Mekki El ShiblyExecutive Director, Cognisance Centre for Strategic Studies I. Introduction and Context Sudan stands at a decisive crossroads. The collapse of the 2019–2021 transitional experiment and the devastation of the
Why Civilians Risk Squandering Sudan’s Moment? Uniting on Minimum Common Ground Is the Only Safeguard Against Another Lost Transition By Professor Mekki El ShiblyExecutive Director, Cognisance Centre for Strategic Studies Sudan’s war rages on, displacing millions and tearing the social fabric apart. Into this bleak landscape, the Quartet,
Sudan's Peace Between the Hammer of American Sanctions and the Anvil of Arab Veto Professor Mekki El Shibly Executive Director, Cognisance Centre for Strategic Studies Will the US escalation change the Sudanese war equation? Sudan’s war, now entering its third year, has created the world’s worst