CGD in the News
Time to Help Liberia (Boston Globe)
The inauguration this week of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as president of Liberia could provide the war-torn nation a desperately needed fresh start. In a Boston Globe op-ed, CGD's Steve Radelet and Jeremy Weinstein describe the huge challenges facing President Sirleaf and urge the U.S. to help demobilize combatants, support forgiveness of Liberia's debt, and commit additional funds to the rebuild the country.
Time to Help Liberia
The inauguration this week of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as president of Liberia could provide the war-torn nation a desperately needed fresh start. In a Boston Globe op-ed, CGD's Steve Radelet and Jeremy Weinstein describe the huge challenges facing President Sirleaf and urge the U.S. to help demobilize combatants, support forgiveness of Liberia's debt, and commit additional funds to the rebuild the country.