Political instability tends to emanate outward. In Guinea, for example, clearly the country’s political crisis begins in Conakry with a tale of political power struggles and infighting that soon turned toward violence and ultimately massacres. But radiating from those high-level clashes are consequences that batter an already suffering populace. The political strife augments and exacerbates social instability. And it causes regional leaders to fear spillover as so often happens in the region, where instability hardly stops at porous borders. Long after the worst of the tumult subsides, the effects will be felt.
