8 Quotes by Christopher Dell

No wrongs are righted; the rule of law in a shambles,

Neither drought nor sanctions are at the root of Zimbabwe's decline.

that are not connected to the regime leaders are free to do business with American firms.

The argument that these narrowly targeted sanctions have hurt the larger economy could only be true if the economy as a whole were entirely in the hands of the 86 government and party officials on the list and they controlled all of it,

The Zimbabwe government's own gross mismanagement of the economy and its corrupt rule has brought on the crisis, ... Plain Talk About Zimbabwe's Economy.

These experiences, and others from my previous postings, have convinced me that American engagement is critical in helping countries such as Angola and Zimbabwe move beyond crisis,

That's an astonishing reversal of 52 years of progress in only half a dozen years,

In this context, what is truly important...is the growing recognition that Zimbabwe has already passed the point of no return in its ability to recover from its crisis without substantial outside help.