Princeton Lyman
Princeton Lyman
Princeton Nathan Lymanis a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nigeriaand South Africa, and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Aspen Institute, and is Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations...
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You've got the general problem of poverty and lack of government capacity. In Africa, everyone is encouraged to privatize, but there is a very important role of the state, strengthening oversight and regulatory mechanisms as you open up the economy. We've gone far in one way, but not the other.
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A billion dollars a year is a lot of money. You can't move that kind of oil out to the high seas without some pretty significant, high-level cooperation in the Nigerian government and the military.
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The Chinese are offering the loan as an alternative to working with the IMF.
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The Americans have to deliver something on the Ethiopian side to be credible, and that is Ethiopia accepting the border decision.
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They want to be seen as a major 'player' in the world, and to be a major 'player' you have to carry a certain degree of responsibility.
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The Nigerian government needs to use its naval resources, and get help if it can from the U.S. Navy, to stop the serious bunkering and cut off the big money that is flooding the area with weapons.