New Report out with Small Arms Survey

I have a new report out with Small Arms Survey.

The civil war that began in South Sudan in December 2013 has had dire consequences for the Shilluk people of Upper Nile, with civilians killed, villages and buildings destroyed, and humanitarian aid blocked. Although exact figures are elusive, estimates suggest that as much as 50 per cent of the Shilluk population has left the country during the current civil war—a figure that rises to 80 per cent if internally displaced people are included.  

Displaced and Immiserated: The Shilluk of Upper Nile in South Sudan’s civil war, 2014–19, my new report from the Small Arms Survey’s Human Security Baseline Assessment for the Sudan and South Sudan (HSBA) project, places events in Upper Nile from 2014–19 in their historical context and analyzes the main military tactics employed by government forces in Shilluk areas.

The Conflict in Unity State, South Sudan

I have a new piece out with Small Arms Survey, looking at the conflict in Unity state, South Sudan, in the wake of Kiir's decree, dividing the country's 10 states into 28. You can read it here.

The Conflict in Upper Nile, South Sudan

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I have another new essay out with Small Arms Survey, this time on the conflict in Upper Nile, South Sudan, featuring Gordon Brown, some missing children, and Akoka, the county not marked on any map. Read it here.

The conflict in Unity state, South Sudan

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The production site at Tor, Unity state, South Sudan--abandoned since an SPLA-IO attack last December, the empty offices are littered with the carbonized remnants of vacation requests and invoices for fuel.

I have a new piece out with Small Arms Survey, based on field research over the last two months, on the conflict in Unity state, South Sudan. You can read it here.

I also have another new piece, also out with Small Arms Survey, on the situation in Abyei, Sudan/South Sudan.

The 14-Mile Area

I have a new piece out with Small Arms Survey on the situation in the 14-Mile Area on the Sudan-South Sudan border. 

The Conflict in Bahr el Ghazal

I have a new piece out with Small Arms Survey on the conflict in the Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan. It also includes a great map. 

New piece on Unity State

I have a new article out with Small Arms Survey, on the situation in Unity State, South Sudan.

New articles on Upper Nile and Unity State

I have two new pieces out with Small Arms Survey, one on the conflict in Unity state, and the other on Upper Nile state, South Sudan.

Five new articles on the situation in South Sudan

I have five new articles out with Small Arms Survey on the situation in South Sudan--On Upper Nile, Unity, Abyei, the 14-Mile-Area, and the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone. 

(Another) new Small Arms Survey article, this time on the 14-Mile Area

Small Arms Survey also published an article of mine on the 14-Mile Area between Northern Bahr el Ghazal and East Darfur. You can read it here.

New Small Arms Survey article on the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone

Small Arms Survey also just published my article on the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone between Sudan and South Sudan. You can read it here. Short version: It's not safe, not demilitarized, and not even a zone. 

New Small Arms Survey article on the situation in Abyei

Small Arms Survey just published my latest piece on the situation in Abyei. You can read it here.

More on the referendum in Abyei

I have another article out with Small Arms Survey, this time on the results of the referendum in Abyei.

New article on the 14-Mile Area

I have another article out with Small Arms Survey, this time on the 14-Mile Area of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal-East Darfur border. Read it here.

Dividing Lines: Grazing and conflict along the Sudan-South Sudan border

I have a long--65,000 words--report on the Sudan-South Sudan border now out with Small Arms Survey. Read it here.

Abyei Report

I have some new work on Abyei up with Small Arms Survey. Here is last month's long summary of the current 'crisis', and here is a report on events in May and June 2013.