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Michela Wrong

Capsule Review
Sep/Oct
2005
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation
Nicolas van de Walle
Review Essay
Sep/Oct
2001
Life And Death In The Congo
Thomas M. Callaghy

In her new book, Michela Wrong expertly describes the bloodthirsty reign of Zaire's Mobutu and condemns his collaborators in the West. The author may misapportion some of the blame for Congo's destruction, but there is plenty of guilt to go around.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
Essay
In the Quicksands of Somalia
Bronwyn Bruton

Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
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