Medical Workers Missing After South Sudan Attacks Expose Grave Humanitarian and Security Failures

As the world watches from afar, the grim reality in South Sudan’s Jonglei State unfolds with alarming consequences not only for local civilians but also for American interests tied to regional security. For over a month, 26 staff members of Doctors Without Borders—an organization that represents the frontline of basic humanitarian aid—have vanished without a trace following coordinated assaults on two medical facilities. On February 3rd, government forces bombed the hospital in Lankien while unidentified attackers raided a clinic in Pieri. Both towns lie within opposition-controlled territory, where violence has displaced nearly 280,000 people since December. The disappearance of these...