Joshua Craze on South Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal
On this episode of American Prestige, how South Sudan’s troubles have been exacerbated by the war.
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South Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal w/ Joshua Craze | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Writer and researcher Joshua Craze returns to the program to talk about the situation in South Sudan. They cover the collapsed 2018 “peace deal,” the elite forces vying for power, the Nuer White Army, figures like Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, how South Sudan’s troubles have been impacted by the war in Sudan, external actors like the United Arab Emirates and Uganda, and the humanitarian crisis in the fragmented country.
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People transport their belongings as they return to Salha, south of Omdurman, two days after the Sudanese army recaptured it from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on May 22, 2025.
(Ebrahim Hamid / AFP / Getty Images)On this episode of American Prestige, Writer and researcher Joshua Craze returns to the program to talk about the situation in South Sudan. He covers the collapsed 2018 “peace deal,” the elite forces vying for power, the Nuer White Army, figures like Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, how South Sudan’s troubles have been exacerbated by the war in Sudan, the role of external actors like the United Arab Emirates and Uganda, and the humanitarian crisis in the fragmented country.
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