This paper looks at the limitations of the 2015 Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCISS), which established a flawed peace in the country. While exploring this topic, the text also explains why violence exploded in Juba last summer, and highlights the problems that are hobbling the creation of a more sustainable peace. The troubles, which have led to the proliferation of militias and insurgencies in South Sudan, include badly managed political decentralization, widespread corruption and marginalization, exclusionary ethnic rivalries, and unaddressed grievances. Ultimately, the danger here is straightforward enough – if conflict mitigation and prevention mechanisms aren’t established and integrated into ARCISS, the above problems are likely to become entrenched.........
