In a new year in which the candidates will rehash arguments about American exceptionalism, it is worth paying attention to a little known aspect of American foreign policy that breaks the mold in many ways.
David de Ferranti | Posted 02.20.2012
A country should always be in the driver's seat, making decisions as they arise -- no one knows a road like a local citizen. Helping countries as they learn to drive that road is the goal of capacity building.
Alex Cornell du Houx | Posted 02.05.2012
America's greatness does not come solely from its military might, but also from its unique role as a force to provide stability and opportunity in the...
Hillary Clinton | Posted 01.30.2012
With official development assistance representing a much smaller share of the resources flowing into developing countries, we have to think differently about how we use it. We need to shift our approach and our thinking from aid to investment.
Princess Haya Al Hussein | Posted 01.29.2012
If in the last few years you got out your checkbook or credit card and donated to help rebuild Haiti, rescue Pakistanis from floods or fund a school in Tanzania, your contribution did not make its way into global aid figures.
Muhammad Yunus | Posted 11.27.2011
In these hard economic times, we cannot blindly rely on donor governments to endlessly reach into their budgets to give more. Rather, we must think creatively about new ways to financially support global health and development goals.
Jonas Rolett | Posted 09.12.2011
The NGO model has proved relatively sturdy but has also inhibited experimenting with other approaches to promote social change. As we move into new regions and issues, we must develop fresh ways of engaging with local actors.
Malou Innocent | Posted 08.08.2011
Given the corruption and dependency we'll leave in our wake, without an introspective self-critique our policies, America could turn Afghanistan into Central Asia's Haiti.
Rebecca Harris | Posted 06.19.2011
If effective, informed development is, in fact, the desired endpoint of the World Bank and partner international organizations, they must strive to empower communities and encourage local ownership, fostering a true and equal partnership with civil society.
Andrew B. Einhorn | Posted 06.14.2011
Whether for education or generating charitable contributions, online and smartphone games are rapidly becoming attractive and popular vehicles for social change.
Shannon Galpin | Posted 05.25.2011
No other country in the world loses more women in childbirth than Afghanistan. None. Rarely has being first at something meant so much loss.
Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011
I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...
J. Skyler Fernandes | Posted 05.25.2011
U.S. financial institutions can both make money and help alleviate poverty in Africa and throughout the developing world by investing in Small and Medium Enterprises in those countries.
Manisha Singh | Posted 05.25.2011
Increased focus on private sector development, trade preferences, direct investment and serious focus on accountability will take us toward a middle ground on foreign aid that moves us forward rather than lagging in debate.
Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011
I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...
Jacob Shrybman | Posted 05.25.2011
The UN claims there is a siege on Gaza when it has given $200 million to the strip in the past year -- $190 million more than it has given to Haiti after the natural disaster there claimed the lives of an estimated 230,000.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011
If we seize this chance, we can help the people of Haiti escape their cycle of poverty and deprivation fueled by merciless natural disasters. The international community owes them a Marshall Plan-magnitude effort.
Elizabeth Sepper | Posted 05.25.2011
The world's one billion hungry cannot afford to wait. This week, their needs -- not those of donor countries -- should be at the heart of discussions at the Food Aid Committee.
Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011
Afghanistan is in urgent need of the basics for survival in one of the poorest countries on Earth -- seeds, fertilizer, roads, power, schools, and clinics -- much more than it is in the need of another 30,000 troops.
AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.25.2011
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The United States has transferred $200 million to the Palestinian government to help ease a growing budget deficit, U.S. S...
Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011
Conditions in Afghanistan are acutely compartmentalized. Reports from one village can be bright and optimistic while another locale is rife with atrocities towards women and girls.
Maxwell Kennedy | Posted 03.14.2012