{"title": "Sudan’s War: Political Economy, Regional Interests and the Search for a Viable Peace", "start": "2026-11-10T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "Free to attend, but registration is required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/sudan", "society/politics"], "description": "A seminar at SOAS University of London examining why the war in Sudan has proved so difficult to end. Professor Mekki Medani El Shibly, a Research Associate in the Department of Development Studies, will look at the political economy and regional interests that sustain the conflict, and at the conditions and incentives that might make peace more viable than continued warfare. He will conclude by looking beyond a cessation of hostilities towards rebuilding legitimate and functioning civilian institutions. The talk is chaired by Professor Zoe Marriage and forms part of the SOAS Global Development Seminar Series; attendance is free with registration, in person and online.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sudans-war-political-economy-regional-interests-and-the-sear-43664/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/sudans-war-political-economy-regional-interests-and-search-viable-peace", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4da32069e6d98f36f65861c122b4151d0c4fe69d71a097821edd1effee8826a0-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-10T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "2026 BRISMES Annual Lecture: Beyond Bearing Witness: Palestine, Knowledge Production and the Political Economy of the Future", "start": "2026-11-12T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "Free, registration required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-talk-twelve-days-shook-middle-east", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine", "history/colonialism"], "description": "A public lecture, also streamed online, discussing what forms of knowledge and analysis are needed beyond documenting conditions in Palestine. 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Mark Garnier OBE MP, the UK Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) and Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), and a former trade minister in the Theresa May Government, will outline what a Conservative government's economic and trade policy may look like. He will discuss inward investment, the balance between economic growth and economic security, and the implications of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The briefing will be chaired by Michael Lawrence OBE, Asia House Chief Executive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-garnier-obe-mp-to-brief-asia-house-on-opposition-econom-59993/", "official_url": "https://www.asiahouse.org/event/mark-garnier-obe-mp-to-brief-asia-house-on-opposition-economic-and-business-policy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7023a5c2c36841a04eed5f61394a47e51e5c650cd088abe8ca0f35cd6f80bb4e-2000.webp"}]}