| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 40 pages) : color maps (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Crisis Group Africa report ; no. 179 |
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ICG Africa report ; no. 179.
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- State origins and characteristics. -- Legacy of war. -- Political polarisation and a crisis of governance. -- National politics at play. -- Rebel militia groups and the politics of rebellion. -- Misseriya migration and cross-border relations. -- Border disputes. -- Partition prompts new instability. -- Resource-driven instability. -- Conclusion. -- Appendices |
| Summary |
Unity state confronts a set of challenges unparalleled in South Sudan. Some exemplify concerns that register across the emerging republic; others are unique to the state. Situated abreast multiple frontiers, its political, social, economic and security dilemmas make for a perfect storm. Some have festered for years, while more recent developments, prompted by the partition of the 'old' Sudan, have exacerbated instability and intensified resource pressure. Recent rebel militia activity has drawn considerable attention to the state, highlighting internal fractures and latent grievances. But the fault lines in Unity run deeper than the rebellions. A governance crisis, with a national subtext, has polarized state politics and sown seeds of discontent. Territorial disputes, cross-border tensions, economic isolation, development deficits and a still tenuous North-South relationship also fuel instability, each one compounding the next amid a rapidly evolving post-independence environment. Juba, and its international partners, must marshal attention and resources toward the fundamental sources of instability in places like Unity if the emerging Republic is to realize its full potential |
| Notes |
17 October 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Title from cover screen (viewed on October 21, 2011) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Reader |
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Internal security -- South Sudan
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Refugees -- South Sudan
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Nation-building -- South Sudan
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Political stability -- South Sudan
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Petroleum industry and trade -- South Sudan
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Boundaries.
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Internal security.
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Nation-building.
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Petroleum industry and trade.
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Politics and government
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Political stability.
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Refugees.
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South Sudan -- Politics and government -- 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004450
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South Sudan -- Boundaries
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| Subject |
South Sudan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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