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July 9, 2011
William Zartman is the Director of African Studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
The historic problems of Congo seem never to end – only to intensify. This places the large, rich central African state on the verge of becoming a "collapsed state" – a dangerous and undesirable condition. William Zartman explains Congo's particular problems and the larger question of collapsed states worldwide.