Fractured Empires

Namibia has just discovered it may be rich beyond imagining. Offshore fields in the Orange Basin. Gas. Oil. The kind of reserves that change a country's trajectory - and draw the world's attention before the ink is dry on the geological survey. President Nadi-Omunongo has governed through harder things than this. But she has never governed through this particular pressure sovereign wealth becoming a target, information becoming a weapon, and five great powers manoeuvring for position before Namibia has even decided what it wants. Elena Voss arrives from Caracas carrying evidence of what happens when a small nation s resources are claimed before its sovereignty can catch up. The world does not wait for small countries to be ready. As politicians roll the dice and the people will pay the price.