Visiting Fellow, Africa Programme
Security Sector Reform, post-conflict transitions, conflict prevention, peacebuilding, Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE), Sudan, South Sudan, Horn of Africa
English, German
Jonas Horner is a visiting fellow of the Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He writes and provides advisory input on conflict, politics, and regional geopolitics in Sudan and the Horn of Africa.
Prior to joining ECFR, Horner was deputy director for the Horn of Africa and senior analyst for Sudan with the International Crisis Group, the Middle East regional conflict advisor for Mercy Corps, coordinator of the UN task team on conflict prevention, and EU technical advisor on stabilisation and peacebuilding in Sudan and South Sudan. He also ran the UN peacebuilding programmes in Sudan’s border areas with South Sudan, was the Africa analyst with Eurasia Group, and Nigeria researcher for the Small Arms Survey.
Horner has a master’s in international policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of New South Wales.
The prospect of a divided Sudan is gaining traction among local and regional actors, threatening to further destabilise an already fragile region. European policymakers must act swiftly to arrest this dangerous slide
The catastrophe in Sudan is now accelerating into dizzying levels of complexity and violence. Millions could die of famine this year, but there seems to be no end in…
Russia’s veto of a UN resolution to protect Sudanese civilians highlights the deadly consequences of great-power competition. As Sudan faces a catastrophic man-made humanitarian crisis, European efforts must prioritise local initiatives to safeguard vulnerable populations
Mark Leonard welcomes Will Brown, Jonas Horner, and Raga Makawi to discuss the EU’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan
Mutual aid and civilian representative groups have proven their capability and deserve deeper European backing
Jonas Horner on the current trouble in the Horn of Africa
Jonas Horner on Sudan and Russia agreeing on a naval base deal
Jonas Horner on Sudan deal with Russia for a naval base
It’s a strategic decision that the SAF still has to make about whether to press through a bloodier but more lasting solution, versus enabling the RSF and allies to exit Khartoum with limited damage
Jonas Horner on the battle for Khartoum in Sudan
Sudan’s break-up is on the horizon
Jonas Horner on the situation in Sudan
