Sudan

Sudan’s Protests: Something New?

Michael Jones

A wave of protests sweeping the country may, unlike previous crises, be quite significant.

"When the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea reopened in September 2018, it was a momentous occasion for the two neighbours. For the first time in twenty years, people on both sides were free to reunite with their loved ones. "

With Ethiopia’s border now open, why are Eritreans still fleeing to Sudan?

Anything but Strait-Forward: The Saudi Agenda in Yemen

R T Howard

Saudi Arabia’s investment in the war in Yemen may have more to do with pipelines and maintaining control of the region’s shipping lanes than previously thought.

The Politics of Peacekeeping: It is a Long Way from London to Juba

Ewan Lawson

The quest for a more robust approach to ensuring successful UN peacekeeping operations has claimed its first scalp in South Sudan. The sacking of the force commander there comes barely two months after London hosted a summit of the world’s defence ministers on the challenges of UN peacekeeping

Cameron's Peacekeeping Commitment

Adrian L Johnson

The prime minister has pledged up to 370 British personnel to United Nations operations. Does this herald a return of the UK to peacekeeping?

Sierra Leone’s Post-Conflict Peacekeepers: Sudan, Somalia and Ebola

Peter Albrecht and Cathy Haenlein

With Western troop commitments to UN peacekeeping having shrunk since the 1990s, it is vital to understand what motivates poorer states to participate in peacekeeping operations