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The Grading Rubric for President Obama’s LRA Strategy & Implementation
A: Significant progress C: Little or inadequate progress F: Efforts backsliding
B: Encouraging progress D: Efforts at a standstill
Expand U.S. engagement Grade: D
• Dedicate significant new staff The strategy outlines in broad terms the need for interagency coordination within
and resources the U.S. government and greater collaboration with the UN, regional partners, the
• Keep the VIPs involved African Union and Europe. However, President Obama did not commit the neces-
sary staff and resources for its implementation. He should swiftly designate a
• Work with regional and
Great Lakes envoy and dedicate more funding and resources to the crisis, and also
international partners
encourage the African Union, France, and others to step up their commitments.