You instruct the U.S. ambassador to invite Myca’s president and the union leader to the U.S. ambassador’s residence to have a conversation.
You instruct the ambassador to note that the humanitarian situation is getting worse. You ask her to stress their common goal of protecting Myca’s economy and appeal to their sense of civic duty.
Eventually, the president agrees to hold elections in two months, and the union leader agrees to end the strike. This paves the way for humanitarian aid to flow into Myca. You decide that the next step is to tackle Myca’s corruption issues, which hinder foreign investment.
The ambassador 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.
