State Building in South Sudan Clash of International

State Building in South Sudan Clash of International and Domestic priorities Illés Zoltán Pécs, 15 June 2012.

§ South Sudan – newcomer in the Inernational Community § Independence – 9 July 2011 § Domestic and Inernational Expectations § Actors and goals § Unfinished business with Sudan § Closing the taps

§ The external actors in the scramble for South Sudan § § § § Security and development North – US, UK, Norway, EU and its member states South – China, India, Malaysia Regional players – Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya UN – UNMISS, UNDP, WFO, UNHCR NGOs Church and faith based organizations

§ Anatomy of a domestic strategy § SPLM/A to absorb the opposition § Internal dynamics – armed insurgencies and ethnic violence § Stop oil export, cut from Sudan - “I reject the proposition that the best way to peace with Sudan is through dependence on Sudan. No nation can prosper by surrendering control of its economy to another. ” § From loans to new pipeline § The border areas –Abyei and the disputed territories § Independence?

§ Analysis of a foreign policy § § § The „good guy” Internatonal Community is losing patience? AUHIP talks failed? Occupation of Heglig/Panthou Talks continue § „Too many agreements dishonoured. ”

§ How to build South Sudan? § International Community: assistance or greed? § SPLM: survive and grow § Avoid African state building traps § Future?

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