South Sudan's civil war : violence, insurgency and failed peacemaking

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Front Cover Half Title About The Author Title Page Copyright Contents Map List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Organization of the Book 1: The Deep Roots and Twisted Path to Civil War Introduction Beginnings to the First Civil War First Civil War Second Civil War Southern Secession or Democratic Transformation The Manufacture of Southern Unity Transitional Period Regional Revolts Civilian Disarmament: Another Step on the Road to Civil War SPLA Fighting Itself SPLM Power Struggles Countdown to War Conclusion 2: The Misadventures of an American Midwife Introduction US Relations with Sudan: Rise of the National Islamic Front Expulsion of Osama bin Laden and Bombing Khartoum SPLA and US Regime Change The ‘Council’ and the SPLA: The Role of US Lobbyists President Bush and the Evangelical Christians Obama, Sudan, and South Sudan Conclusion 3: The Descent into Civil War Introduction Civil War The White Army Insurgency Conclusion 4: The Establishment of the SPLM-IO Introduction Riek Machar Takes Control of the Insurgency Rise of the SPLM-IO Political Leadership Democratic Governance and Autocratic Rule Pagak I Conference Pagak II Riek Dismisses His Leading Critics Conclusion 5: Laying the Groundwork for Future Failures Introduction Organizing the IGAD Peace Process IGAD and Its Contradictions IGAD Peace Talks Arusha Talks Back to IGAD Conclusion 6: The Collapse of the Peace Agreement Introduction South Sudan Government Creates 28 States SPLM-IO and International Community Respond to the 28-State System Peace Process Stumbles Government Flouts Security Arrangements Equatorians Join the War Conflicting Visions on the Eve of the Collapse of the Peace Agreement Collapse of the Peace Agreement Conclusion 7: Coming Out of the Shadows Introduction Taban Deng: Saving the Government and Rescuing the Peace Process? Marginalizing Riek Regional Protection Force: Another Failed International Initiative SPLM-IO: Post 8 July 2016 SPLM-IO and the Broader Opposition Conclusion 8: Conclusion: Collapse of an Illusion Postscript Notes References Index