US Threatens South Sudan with Sanctions

Foreign Policy published on 24 February 2015 a short piece titled "U.S. Threatens South Sudan with Sanctions . . . Again" by Colum Lynch. The US circulated a draft resolution in the UN Security Council that establishes a sanctions committee and lays the groundwork for sanctions.  Washington is pursuing an incremental approach designed to gradually ratchet up pressure on the opposing parties in South Sudan.