For South Sudan, Peace Is Still a Distant Prospect

International mediators had hoped to unveil a new coalition government in South Sudan by the end of the week, but there is little possibility of this deadline being met. Peace talks began after a failed coup attempt by forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar renewed South Sudan's civil war in December 2013, and they were originally set to conclude by Jan. 22. The announcement of a new administration in Juba is unlikely, however, mainly because the country's two main political factions still hold very different positions on what the new government should look like. But even though there is little chance of a deal in the short term, civil war is not necessarily on the horizon either....