Wrong modes of interaction and wrong way information flows

The main interaction between north and south over the past several decades has been “official” through government and institutions like the World Bank, the IMF, UN, bilateral government agencies, etc.. Private NGOs and family remittances were small.

It would be far better if the people to people interaction was much larger and the various 'official' interactions were relatively smaller. An important flow of resources and ongoing interaction is the remittance from diaspora.

It can never be totally clear when the interaction is driven by official channels to who are the main beneficiaries of the interaction. This is especially true when the interaction is associated with the military and is described as 'security'.