I spoke a bit in my opening remarks about weak institutions, and we absolutely monitor and report on this. I count on our rich network of ambassadors across the region, who report regularly back to headquarters so that we remain current on the state of affairs. Then we use the various levers we have, whether they be diplomatic—the discussions we have at all levels—or programmatic.
We have funding envelopes within our peace operations program at headquarters. We have funding envelopes at missions—albeit modest—that are used strategically to catalyze projects, working with civil society on the rule of law, governance, human rights and foreign interference. We use all the levers at our disposal to try to address these challenges.
