Sarah Sewall

Rachel Daniel, 35, holds up a picture of her abducted daughter Rose Daniel, 17, as her son Bukar, 7, sits beside her at her home in Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on May 21, 2014. Rose is one of the more than 200 of her classmates on April 14 by Boko Hara

US forces are helping Nigeria — but there are limits to what they’ll do

Conflict & Justice

Say you’ve got a friend and that friend is in trouble. You offer help but realize that behind the smiles and gratitude, your friend doesn’t seem to know how to put it to use. And you, the helper, realize that you can’t even fully utilize the help you’ve offered because your friend can’t guarantee the minimum conditions necessary for you to deliver it.Say you’ve got a friend and that friend is in trouble. You offer help but realize that behind the smiles and gratitude, your friend doesn’t seem to know how to put it to use. And you, the helper, realize that you can’t even fully utilize the help you’ve offered because your friend can’t guarantee the minimum conditions necessary for you to deliver it.

Obama: Preventing Atrocities is Core Security Interest

Global Politics