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Obama's War: The Next Best Steps in Afghanistan?

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gen. Stanley McCrystal, Afghanistan Surge, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama, Afghan War, US Aid, War, West Point, State Department, Afganistan, U.S. Military, Gen-Stanley-Mccrystal, Afghan Taliban, Us Troops Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Both military and civilian leaders need to revisit their management and cooperation efforts, and better define their "jobs" if any progress is to be made.

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Billions In U.S. Aid To Pakistan Never Reached Army, Generals Say

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: US Aid, Pentagon, Misuse, Al Qaida, Osama Bin Laden, Perves Musharraf, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Bin Laden, Terrorism, Mahmud Durrani, Bush, World News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has bee...

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Zinni Calls on Obama to Release "National Strategy Report" and for US "Smart Power" Functions to be Organized in a New Military Command

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Security Strategy, Defense Depoartment, Smart Power, Anthony Zinni, National Security, Centcom, Defense Policy, US Aid, Soft Power, Envoys, State Department, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Zinni's proposals are provocative and substantive. I have asked someone at the Department of State about possibly responding. Hopefully this will happen in the near term.

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US Terminates $22 Million In Aid To Honduras

nytimes.com | GINGER THOMPSON | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON �" Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, responding to calls to increase pressure on the de facto Honduras government, announced the...

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US Palestinian Aid: $200 Million Transferred To Fix Budget Crisis

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The United States has transferred $200 million to the Palestinian government to help ease a growing budget deficit, U.S. S...

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US-Nicaragua Aid Cut Due To Concerns Over Democracy

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday canceled more than $60 million in assistance to Nicaragua, citing concerns about democracy, rule of ...

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Pakistan Likely To See Giant Increase In US Aid

The National Newspaper | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON // Pakistan can expect a massive increase in US aid as part of the Obama administration's overall strategy for turning around the war in ne...

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Solving the Global Food Crisis: The Case for a "Poverty Czar"

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Oecd, Global Poverty, Robert Zoellick, Chatham House, John Podesta, Food Crisis, United Nations, World Bank, Richard Holbrooke, George MItchell, Jacques Diouf, Nicholas Kristof, Paul Krugman, Hillary Clinton, Oxfam, Barack Obama, Gates Foundation, India, Poverty, Biofuels, Afghanistan, Pakistan, US Aid, Haiti Poverty, Middle East, Us Aid to Pakistan, Haiti, Food, Hunger in the United States, China, World News
Bruce Friedrich

Addressing global poverty at its roots means recognizing that the most significant factors driving up food costs are the diversion of crops to biofuels and the growing demand for meat.

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A Conflict We Need Not Fight Again: How A Little Attention Can Go A Long Way In Consolidating Past Successes In Bosnia

Richard Bennet | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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Richard Bennet

Perhaps as a result of a decrease in the amount of aid given to Bosnia, ethnic tension is on the rise and many have even forecasted the possibility of renewed violence.

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Myanmar In Crisis After Deadly Cyclone

Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home

Read More: International Aid Myanmar, Myanmar Deaths, Myanmar Crisis, Myanmar, US Aid, Myanmar Casualties, Cyclone, Burma, Myanmar Cyclone, Un, Home News

The powerful cyclone that devastated Myanmar has put the isolated country in crisis. Food and essential supplies have been scarce because a massive in...

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