In South Sudan, an Insufficient Peace Deal

South Sudan's latest peace agreement already appears to be falling apart. Expectations were high that the deal between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit's government and rebel groups aligned with former Vice President Riek Machar would de-escalate the country's civil war. But violence continued in several regions after the cease-fire began at midnight on Aug. 29. Combined with several weak provisions in the deal, initial indicators suggest that lasting security will be difficult to achieve with the peace agreement alone.