You share the poll with Myca’s president.
You tell her that the U.S. president and Congress pay a lot of attention to these polls when setting foreign policy. The best way to guarantee continued trade ties is for Myca to move toward democracy. The president reluctantly agrees.
She makes a public announcement that Myca will hold elections in two months. The miners end their strike. This paves the way for humanitarian aid to flow into the country. You decide that the next step is to tackle Myca’s corruption issues, which hinder foreign investment.
The U.S. ambassador to Myca tells you that the country of Battala, a U.S. rival, is offering Myca a new trade agreement that would hurt U.S. trade interests.
— Battala’s minister of tradeWe only want the graphite. As long as Myca can deliver that, its domestic issues are not our concern.
— Op-ed in The Wall Street JournalLosing out to Battala in the race to develop clean energy sources would be a strategic mistake.
— Humanitarian aid workerI’m glad the election question is settled. Now we can really get to work helping people.
