South Sudan Stalled Peace Agreement

World Politics Review posted on 30 August 2019 a commentary titled “One Year On, South Sudan’s Stalled Peace Deal Is Proving Its Skeptics Right” by Julian Hattem.

One year later, South Sudan’s cease fire has largely held, but it is a fragile peace. Key provisions of the peace agreement about demobilizing fighters and redrawing internal political lines remain unfulfilled. There are mounting fears that the deal’s eventual breakdown could lead to a return to large-scale violence in South Sudan.