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| Director: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and Director of the Military Fellows Program |
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| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
May 2007 - Present
This forthcoming report will survey the current situation in Zimbabwe, identifying current structural and legal impediments to economic and political recovery. It will argue that the time to develop post-Mugabe plans is now, and will then develop policy prescriptions for encouraging a transition, containing turmoil in the midst of change, and establishing structures that will contribute to long-term growth and stability in southern Africa.
Publications
October 2007
Council Special Report No. 31
Since 2000, President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to tolerate challenges to his power has led him to systematically dismantle the workings of Zimbabwe’s economic and political systems, replacing them with structures of corruption, intimidation, and repression. Michelle D. Gavin surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe, identifying current structural and legal impediments to economic and political recovery.
Meetings
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Planning for Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Related Projects: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues, Council Special Report on Zimbabwe
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Knox Chitiyo, Head, Africa Programme, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies |
| Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
Council Special Report on Zimbabwe: Second Advisory Committee Meeting
Related Project: Council Special Report on Zimbabwe
| Presider: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Military Fellows Program, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
Council Special Report on Zimbabwe: First Advisory Committee Meeting
Related Project: Council Special Report on Zimbabwe
| Presider: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Military Fellows Program, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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