Today President Faustin-Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic (CAR) will ask the United Nations to help him put an end to the crisis in his country. On the surface, it’s a tough sell, given how many conflicts around the world demand international attention, and how few interests the United States has in the impoverished African nation. But ignoring CAR would be a grave mistake because a small engagement now could prevent regional destabilization, calm a growing humanitarian crisis, and perhaps even avert genocide.
