"A promising young diplomat's account of her assignment in South Sudan, the world's youngest nation on the brink of civil war, and an explanation of the ways US foreign policy has utterly failed in its diplomacy and accountability around the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Juba, July 2-13 --Muddying the narrative -- Human rights, America's just not that into you -- Stretched, August 2013 -- Do less with less, do more with war -- The blue house -- Open for business, September-October 2013 -- The business of diplomacy -- The end of the beginning, November-December 2013 -- A war begins, December 15, 2013 -- No safe haven, December 16, 2013 -- Drawdown, December 18, 2013 -- Diplomacy is the long game -- Destruction, December 19-25, 2013 -- A new year, December 26, 2013-January 3, 2014 -- Refugees, January-February 2014 (Uganda) -- Trial and error, March-May 2014 -- Leaving Juba, June-July 2014 -- Quieting the voices of opposition -- The last resort, February-July 2015 -- All your friends are false, all your enemies are real, October 2015-September 2016 -- Resignation, 2016-2017.