Jacob Dut Chol RiakDr. Jacob Dut Chol Riak is a renowned international comparative political scientist and seasoned political Analyst who is an Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Politics and former Head of Department of Political Science, University f Juba. Dr. Riak has researched, published and extensively consulted on democratization and governance, ethnic politics, violence and spiritual mythology, peace building, regional integration, secessions, comparative hydropolitics, politics of petroleum, State building and failure in Africa and institutional design in divided societies.His work has appeared in international peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of The Birth of States: Successful and Failed Secessions. A comparative Analysis of South Sudan, Somaliland and Western Sahara published in March 2021. Dr. Riak is a scholar of the Study of U.S. Institutes (SUSI) on American Political Thought. Read More Read Less