South Sudan obtained independence in July 2011 as a kleptocracy – a militarized, corrupt neo-patrimonial system of governance. By the time of independence, the South Sudanese “political marketplace” was so expensive that the country’s comparatively copious revenue was consumed by the military-political patronage system, with almost nothing left for public services, development or institution building. The efforts of national technocrats and foreign donors produced bubbles of institutional integrity but the system as a whole was…
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This paper provides an overview of key dilemmas and challenges faced by UNMISS since 2011. The paper outlines some of the issues that the new UNSC mandate for UNMISS will have to come to terms with. It does this on the basis of the UN’s experience in South Sudan over the past few years. Download
The need for oil in Asia’s new industrial powers, China and India, has grown dramatically. The New Kings of Crude takes the reader from the dusty streets of an African capital to Asia’s glistening corporate towers to provide a first look at how the world’s rising economies established new international oil empires in Sudan, amid one of Africa’s longest-running and deadliest civil wars. For over a decade, Sudan fuelled the international rise of Chinese and Indian national…
The Security Council today extended the operation of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 November under a restructured mandate intended to quell the violence, especially against civilians, and support implementation of the recent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, increasing troop and police strength in order to fulfil its terms. Unanimously adopting resolution 2155 (2014), the Council authorized the Mission — under a ceiling of 12,500 military troops of all ranks and a…
The paper highlights some of the diplomatic tensions that exist between the government and the US/UN that might explain the reticence the two powers have shown thus far when it comes to ending the crisis.
This report presents a conflict sensitivity assessment (CSA) in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State (NBeG) where the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) implemented a water program and contributes to partners’ activities in the food security and livelihood domain.
This qualitative study explores livelihoods, access to social services and people’s perceptions of participation and governance in northern Jonglei state.
This review weighs the impact of both the government’s approach to the crisis (since Dec. 2013) and the current position taken by the Western countries, who have threatened to impose sanctions, visa restrictions and asset freezes for political actors who are proven to stand in the way of peace.
This report provides an account of the political and humanitarian situation since the outbreak of large scale armed violence in December 2013, and furthermore suggests a number of possibilities to resolve the conflict. Download
The studies in this report from 2014 are the result of a research project designed to inform Government measures to improve petroleum sector practice, and with that, reduce tension between the oil companies and the local communities. Download
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