This article examines The Predatory Peace: Oil Rents, Elite Bargaining, and the Reproduction of Organised Violence in South Sudan, 2005-2021 with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.