Prospects for a Lasting Peace in South Sudan
Prospects for a Lasting Peace in South Sudan

Author(s): Jędrzej Czerep
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: South Sudan; peace agreement; conflict; ending the civil war; reforms; political influence of EU and US;
Summary/Abstract: A peace deal signed in Khartoum on 12 September formally ended the civil war that erupted in 2013. The deal’s conditions, formulated under pressure from neighbouring states, are inadequate for the challenges South Sudan is facing and they are not sustainable. The agreement would enable the leaders of the parties in conflict to strengthen their respective factions, which may lead to tensions in the future. If the EU and the U.S. want to increase chances of lasting peace and regain political influence, they must tie aid to implementing reform.

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