Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) publications
The Small Arms Survey’s Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) is a multi-disciplinary research project designed to expand understanding and awareness on safety and security throughout Sudan. The project’s Sudan Issue Briefs and Working Papers present findings of the HSBA Team's field research. They are also available in Arabic. The most recent HSBA publications are:
The Militarization of Sudan: A Preliminary Review of Arms Flows and Holdings
Sudan Issue Brief No. 6, April 2007
This Issue Brief provides a conceptual overview of the small arms flows into and within Sudan via global exporters, brokers, and domestic actors, as well as cross-border flows from neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa. The Issue Brief discusses arms acquisition patterns of the government and non-state groups as well as civilians and provides the first estimates of the numbers of small arms in the hands of these actors.
The Eastern Front and the Struggle against Marginalization
by John Young
Sudan Working Paper No. 3, May 2007
This Working Paper assesses the armed rebellion in eastern Sudan led by the Eastern Front, which came to an end in October 2006 with the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA). The Working Paper traces the roots of the rebellion to political resistance of the Beja Congress against the marginalization of eastern territories and situates the struggle in the context of regional dynamics between Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. The author analyses the rebellion's outcomes for eastern Sudanese communities.
Border in Name Only: Arms Trafficking and Armed Groups at the DRC-Sudan Border
by Joshua Marks
Sudan Working Paper No. 4, May 2007
This paper
assesses the extent of previously undocumented small arms trafficking
across the western half of the border between Sudan and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC). Though the legacy of armed conflict in both
countries, the presence of armed groups such as the Lord's Resistance
Army in the area, and poor border monitoring would suggest a robust
trade in small arms, the study finds that the trade is in fact modest,
and overwhelmingly in one direction, from Sudan to DRC.
The White Army: An Introduction and Overview
by John Young
Sudan Working Paper No. 5, June 2007
This Working Paper provides an account of the origins, development, and effective destruction of the white army of the Lou Nuer cattle camps in central Upper Nile, South Sudan. The influx of small arms led to the army becoming increasingly embroiled in both North-South and South-South conflict during the second civil war. This paper reviews the transition from local defence units, which were primarily concerned with the protection of cattle, to the white army becoming a significant player in various conflicts and its recent disarmament by the SPLA in Jonglei state.
Forthcoming publications
In the coming months, the Small Arms Survey will be releasing new reports that explore small arms and light weapons issues in Burundi, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda. The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City, with a focus on urban armed violence, will be published by Cambridge University Press.
Quoted and cited
Selected recent press coverage
Small Arms Survey staff members, research, and publications were quoted in the following recent news stories:
AP (picked up by the LA Times, Washington Post, Newsday, US News & World Report, Guardian Unlimited, FoxNews, ABC News, Miami Herald, Forbes, and dozens more), Massacres Often Bring Tough Gun Controls (26-Apr-2007)
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