Once the U.S. ambassador to Myca assures you that it is safe to do so, you send COVID-19 vaccines to the displacement camps.
Myca’s president and the union leader both thank you for this goodwill gesture.
You tell the president that the humanitarian situation is clearly getting worse. The United States and other countries could send much more aid if she would agree to elections. This would end both the civil unrest and the miners’ strike. The president agrees to hold elections in two months. The miners end their 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.
