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A scholarly perspective of a soldier´s own challenges working in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). This work examines how regional/cultural knowledge and language ability contribute to improved leadership in a UN operation, based on the author´s own experiences as a staff officer in South Sudan.

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List of Maps and Figures Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction and Acknowledgements 1. As a Guinea Pig in South Sudan 2. Does the U.S. Do Peacekeeping? 3. Why are We Here? 4. There is No Intelligence in the UN: Working for UNMISS 5. J-5 Where Hope was (Often) a Plan 6. Does PoC Mean ´Protection of Cattle´? 7. Two flags, Two Perceptions: Life in UNMISS 8. Living an UNMISS Life in Juba and South Sudan 9. English and Other Curious Habits 10. Christianity Does Not Stay in the Church 11. I´m Here, They are There 12. Tying it All Together Bibliography

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ROBERT MUNSON is an active duty U.S. Air Force officer, who has served for almost 25 years on both active duty and as a reservist. He deployed to UNMISS to serve as the chief of planning on the peacekeeping operation´s military staff. He received his PhD in history from Boston University. Over the years, he has taught at Boston University, USA, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany, and Air University, USA. He is the author of The Nature of Christianity in Northern Tanzania (2013).

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