Our attitude is tantamount to shooting ourselves in the foot.
I don't see what the pressure has gotten us.
We cannot, in effect, pick sides in this process.
Zimbabwe was recently called one of the worst investment locations in the world, on a par with Afghanistan.
My suggestion, again, is engage in a very targeted way.
Put simply: We believe that if you want to sideline Mugabe and his hard-liners, you should support the people of Zimbabw...
I believe political progress would be at the top of the list.
Do you see any hope for any of the regional players to play a more constructive role?
the only risk, in the future, is if we want to--if we decide it's time to engage with the ministry--and it's too soon fo...
I strongly urge that the United States begin shifting assistance policies toward recovery and reconstruction to a broade...
even a modest token amount... would help to allow us to have say at the table.
We also call on the nations of Africa, in particular the members of the Southern African Development Community, to ensur...
Land tenure and security is vitally important, and that ties, of course, to the GPA, the Global Political Agreement.
What about holding out a more, sort of, public carrot approach?
this is a very important part of our signaling, through this committee and otherwise, a serious American engagement in t...
the United States could mobilize significant resources to contribute toward Zimbabwe's recovery and reconstruction--and ...
We should continue to press the government on performance benchmarks, but not let those shortcomings preclude all effort...
the best way to sideline Mugabe is to reinforce this government.
