America does not contribute to their effectiveness if its strident and inexpert voice risks divisiveness and confusion at precisely the wrong time.

ECONOMIST: War won't work

ARKO, which is underfinanced, inexpert and many months late in starting work.

ECONOMIST: The great pretenders

On the face of it, thanks to the steady, if inexpert, attentions of Yevgeny Primakov, the prime minister, the medical chart looks encouraging.

ECONOMIST: Boris Yeltsin��s dying influence

The results are predictable: inefficient insurers, and inexpert agents.

ECONOMIST: Premium market

Inexpert official intervention can easily backfire.

ECONOMIST: The internet and government