The Conversation published on 26 April 2022 a commentary titled "Peace in South Sudan Hinges on Forging a Unified Military Force: But It Is Proving Hard" by Madhav Joshi, University of Notre Dame.
Creating a unified armed forces is critical to South Sudan's peace process. Lack of trust by Salva Kiir and Riek Machar is contributing to difficulties in unifying the armed forces. South Sudan's peace and stability depend on Kiir and Machar ending the politics of brinkmanship.