South Sudan's Civil War: Violence, Insurgency and Failed Peacemaking

A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country's succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book—length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but critical relationship with the rebel SPLM—IO leadership to reveal the true dynamics of the con...