Shootout in South Sudan Casts Doubt on Elections

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The capital of South Sudan (the landlocked oil producer reeling from the fallout of a civil war in neighboring Sudan) saw a shootout on Thursday when security forces attempted to arrest the newly independent country’s former intelligence chief. We are concerned about a potential power vacuum in South Sudan, which could be further impacted by the fighting in Sudan proper. Elections in South Sudan were planned for December, and a power struggle emerged several weeks ago when President Salva Kiir’s…