South Sudan - From Independence to Civil War
South Sudan’s civil war is one of the most brutal and destructive conflicts of the 21st century. Could the war have been prevented? Could some of the atrocities and misery caused by the war have been avoided? On July 19 the U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide hosted a discussion on what lessons should be learned from U.S. policy toward South Sudan in the years leading up to and during the civil war.
Speakers: Ambassador Donald Booth Former U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
Kate Almquist Knopf Director, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Joshua Meservey Senior Policy Analyst, Africa and the Middle East, The Heritage Foundation
Jon Temin Visiting Fellow, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide and Africa Director, Freedom House
Mike Yaffe, welcoming remarks Vice President, Middle East and Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
Aly Verjee, moderator Visiting Expert, United States Institute of Peace
