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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
Cambodia’s Curse
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Over the past two decades, Cambodia has served as a kind of test case of humanitarian intervention. At the end of its civil war in the early 1990s, the United Nations launched its largest ever (to that point) rebuilding effort in Cambodia, which was followed by enormous contributions by other Western donors and aid organizations.
Has it worked? In the new book Cambodia’s Curse, veteran journalist Joel Brinkely gives a decisive answer: No. He also effectively sketches out some of the lessons for any future interventions of such size.
In this month’s issue of the Washington Monthly, I have a long review of the book.
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