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...effort to strengthen energy security. So far, though, Russia has refused to play ball. But the E.U. cannot simply pull back and allow Russia to dominate Eastern Europe. It must stick firmly to its objective of helping its neighbors to decide their own destiny. If Europe is to remain credible, there is no other course worth pursuing...
Liberia is far from out of the woods. Violent crime is rising. Johnson Sirleaf admits to "a capacity problem" in the professional classes, including government. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, so effective in postapartheid South Africa, has seen little of either in Liberia. Property rights remain confused. Concessions granted under Taylor amounted to almost three times Liberia's total forest area. (See pictures of Johnson Sirleaf...
...forestry. We restructured the civil service and scaled down government. [We are working on] the restoration of basic services, such as schools and the improvement in conditions of our market people. If there's anything more important, we have restored hope of our people in the future. The challenges remain many. First and foremost unemployment. [Then] the fragility in our security situation [which] manifests itself in armed robberies. We've got the challenge of corruption [and] bringing people to justice in a timely fashion. Roads are the priority of the majority of the Liberian people, because they cannot get their...
...other regions. Whereas we had military rule and dictatorships, today we have 18 or 19 functioning democracies. Look at how we have gone from [a stance of] non-interference in our internal affairs to respect for the principle of the responsibility to protect. One or two pockets - Darfur, Somalia - remain major challenges. But look across Africa and see the major changes that are happening. The Renaissance is at hand...
...point, you were living out of your car. How did you remain confident that you would be able to retire rich? Stephen San Roman LAREDO, TEXAS...