Commentary
A Feb. 22 ceremony in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, brought two enemies face to face. That’s one reason the ceremony may prove to be a major political step toward ending the country’s terrible six-year-long internal war.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (R) shakes hands with First Vice President Riek Machar as he ttends his swearing-in ceremony at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 22, 2020. Alex McBride/AFP via Getty Images
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Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
