Briefing Paper

Negotiating the North/South Conflict Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement

“The paper discusses the history of Sudan’s civil war and the negotiations that led to the development of Sudan’s CPA.The structure of the paper is based on the conflict resolution model outlined in Fisher and Ury 1991.This paper will first discuss the background to the conflict. It will then look at the parties and their interests, analyse the options and strategies that were applied, examine peace-building in the post-conflict environment, and conclude by offering recommendations for the future
of Sudan and the CPA.”