Ethnic And Political Conflict In South Sudan

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Beginning in December of 2013 there has been an ethnic and political conflict occurring in the budding nation of South Sudan. The United States supported South Sudan in their efforts for autonomy in 2011, and was the first, after Sudan, to recognize them as a nation. The question of interest arises at this point. Why is the global community concerned with South Sudan? Even though some South Sudanese government officials feel that the United States is trying to influence the outcome of ongoing peace talks, the United States and other nations insist on participation due to the civil unrest and violence in South Sudan. These issues could affect the stability of the region due to its central location and because the political desires and corruption are causing conflict in an already unstable nation that has essentially halted the production of oil in the Abyei and Upper Nile region, causing further economic instability. However, the United States is not the only nation interested in this region. China is now the biggest investor in the oil industry in South Sudan and, for that reason, has concerns for the stability in the region. In addition to China, Sudan and other countries in the Horn of Africa are playing a role in peace talks as they both have economic interests in the young nation. Aside from the economic issues, the United Nations is concerned with the refugees that have been displaced by the violence. In this paper, we will discuss the causes of violence and the interests of the global community in this country, primarily the Horn of Africa region, China, the United States, and the United Nations. However, to understand these issues, you must first have a historical view of how this budding nation came to this poin...

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...spects and security of the global community as a whole.

For this paper, the most important Structured Analytical Technique I used was Quality of Information Checks. Given the amount of biased reporting on the nation of South Sudan, I found it critical to ensure that the information I found was not biased towards one party or the other. In addition to this technique, I used Brainstorming to connect the data together to the best of my ability.
Additionally, I used Alternative Futures Analysis to analyze the courses of action I presented so that the reader could identify negative outcomes, and possibly generate alternative outcomes on their own. The last technique I used was Key Assumptions Check. This technique was used so that I would understand the key participants standpoints fully and to attempt to link them to all other players in a logical manner.

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