Powers and borders

Question 1

South Sudan Ethncity

Answer 1

60 different ethnicities, 2 major ethnicities:

Dinka
Nuer

Question 2

South Sudan Political state

Answer 2

President Salva Kiir - Dinka
Vice president - Machar - Nuer

Kiir suspended his cabinet, which drew political tensions with his VP Machar in 2012

Then, Kiir claimed that Machar allegedly staged a failed coup against him

Resulting in political infighting

Question 3

South Sudan physical geography

Answer 3

Landlocked between 6 countries

Abyei oil fields, disputed territory between Sudan and South Sudan

Rich mineral land

Question 4

South Sudan Global governance

Answer 4

IGOs - UN, UNICEF, IGAD

NGOS - MSF, CC,

Question 5

State definition

Answer 5

Area of land, of an independent country, with well-defined borders, within which there is a politically organised body of people under a single government.

Question 6

Nation State

Answer 6

A nation which has its own independent state; the boundaries of the state coincide with the area inhabited by the nation.

Question 7

Internal sovereignty

Answer 7

The absolute authority that independent states exercise in the government of the land and peoples in their own territory.

Question 8

External Sovereignty

Answer 8

Sovereignty sustained by mutual recognition by the international community of a states authority.

Question 9

Nation

Answer 9

A group of people with a common culture that are united by shared descent, history, language.

Question 10

State Apparatus

Answer 10

The institutions and organisations through which the state exercises its power

Question 11

Geopolitics

Answer 11

Politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.

Question 12

Global governance

Answer 12

Intervention by global community, attempting to regulate issues such as human rights, sovereignty and territorial integrity

Question 13

Territory

Answer 13

The extent of land under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

Question 14

Territorial Sovereignty

Answer 14

The right of a government to exclusively exercise its powers within a particular territory

Question 15

Territorial Integrity

Answer 15

The right of a state to defend sovereign territory against incursion/ secession movements from other states

Question 16

South Sudan Global governance, with pros and cons.

Answer 16

1. =IGO’S,,, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS): In order to protect civilians, UNMISS has deployed more than 17,000 peacekeepers and police personnel to South Sudan. UNMISS also provides aid and assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, works to protect and promote human rights, and supports the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS).

Pro - Protected civilians
Cons - Sovereignty undermined due to soldiers

2. = NGO’s,,, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): MSF has been providing medical assistance in South Sudan since 1986. MSF provides primary and secondary healthcare, including medical and mental health care, in various locations across the country. MSF also provides healthcare to displaced persons and refugees, as well as assisting with the provision of water and sanitation services.

Pro - Saved healthcare
Con - Sovereignty undermined, govt may become reliant, or may not approve of healthcare treatments.

Question 17

Amount of South Sudanese killed since 2011

Answer 17

10,600

Question 18

Number of internally displaced people after the 2013 political fighting + refugees in neighbouring countries; South Sudan

Answer 18

2 million

730,000

Question 19

Size of 2023 UN intervention in South Sudan

Answer 19

Currently there are 18,000 peacekeepers

Question 20

Malnutrition in South Sudan

Answer 20

1/3 children

Question 21

Cons of intervention in South Sudan

Answer 21

IDP and refugees are stuck in camps. Camps have existed for those since 2013, with conditions little improving. This can create over-reliance, as well as threatening territorial integrity of nation and sovereignty, as these areas are not governed by Nation.

18,000 current Peacekeeping soldiers sent by the UN peacekeeping mission threatening sovereignty.

Healthcare and education - an over-reliance on aid in south Sudan communities could result in negative consequences if these NGO’s were to leave.