Casie Copeland Former Senior Analyst In The News 27 Jun 2018 If talks do not progress in the coming days, the parties may feel less compelled to adhere to a ceasefire [in South Sudan]. There are command and control issues as well as many forces that are not aligned to the government or Machar’s group. Even an effective ceasefire would only reduce some of the violence. Journal du Cameroun Casie Copeland Former Senior Analyst 22 Dec 2017 [South Sudan's] government raised issues with the fact that the [cessation of hostilities] agreement wouldn’t have allowed them to re-arm for any other purposes, such as domestic law and order. Voice of America Casie Copeland Former Senior Analyst 19 Dec 2017 Rebel groups and most Western countries want the [South Sudan's] forum to be a new mediation. The goal for them is to create a new power-sharing arrangement. VOA Casie Copeland Former Senior Analyst 20 Apr 2017 [There is] a much more chaotic situation on the ground [of South Sudan] than, let's say, two years ago, when [there was] one government, one armed opposition. Voice of America Casie Copeland Former Senior Analyst 1 Dec 2016 From the war's outset the UN never tried to maintain a death toll [in South Sudan]. Guesses vary from 50,000 up to 300,000. It demonstrates a shocking lack of humanity that no one has tried to establish the scale of violence. Reuters Casie Copeland Former Senior Analyst Latest Updates Commentary / Africa 13 April 2018 Keeping the Hotline Open Between Sudan and South Sudan A UN mission has largely succeeded in keeping the peace in Abyei, an oil-rich area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan. But there has been less progress made on the mission's work in aiding political mechanisms to determine the final status of Abyei and demilitarise and demarcate the border. As the UN Security Council debates the mission's scope, these mechanisms deserve ongoing support. Op-Ed / Africa 2 October 2017 To Intervene or Not? China’s Foreign Policy Experiment in South Sudan Raises Questions China’s growing involvement in South Sudan’s civil war differs from its past approach to non-interference, though there is debate on the long-term implications as its role in African, and global, security affairs expands. Originally published in South China Morning Post