USAID
Foreign Aid and Development Outcomes: Is the U.S. Lagging Behind?
Improving safeguards and accountability will allow people to have a voice and a choice in their own development. That is something the US should be proud to champion.
Assisting Afghanistan: Will Aid Progress, Adapt, or Wither?
The handover of the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex is symbolic of a new phase in assisting Afghanistan. Yet, events within the Middle East risk diverting attentions.
Understanding US Foreign Policy: It’s All About the Pinto Beans!
Are USAID’s beans the culturally neutral beans of the world? Do they ‘do no harm’? Or, are they grown in excessive numbers by US farmers?
What Can Africa Expect from a Romney Administration?
Aside from reforms to foreign assistance, Africans should not anticipate any major shifts. US policy toward the region is driven by strategic priorities and limited by financial constraints—factors that would change little if Romney took office.
