Can people in one country ever help people in another? What are the consequences of trying? Through the prism of aid's unintended consequences, leading scholars, practitioners, and policy analysts examine the challenges, aspirations, successes, and failures of international intervention in the countries of the former Soviet bloc. Detailed case studies and data analysis inform critical assessment of democracy assistance, economic aid, environmental protection, civil society-building, administrative reform, and aid to science and education by governments, international organizations, and other actors.