Monthly Archives: April 2011
This is a re-post from USAID’s Impact Blog. Over the last two years in southern Afghanistan, USAID and our civilian and military partners have built one of the largest joint civil-military stabilization campaigns ever undertaken. This effort is delivering real results. As summer approaches, we are doing more than ever before to consolidate previous gains, [...]
Yesterday afternoon, President Obama introduced some new players to the National Security Team as he nominated Leon Panetta to take over at the Pentagon, General David Petraeus to the CIA, Lt. General John Allen to replace Petraeus in Afghanistan, and Ryan Crocker to handle the civilian side as Ambassador to Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Bob [...]
Today, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) released an updated policy agenda focused on new reforms to bring additional transparency and accountability to America’s investment in international development. These recommendations are designed to build on progress that has already been made and make U.S. programs more effective at alleviating poverty, eradicating disease, and driving sustainable [...]
“For Ohio’s Economy and Security, Support a Strong International Affairs Budget” By Colonel Frank Titus and Reverend Rebecca Tollefson Columbus Local News, April 23, 2011 It seems the world is getting to be a smaller place every day, and in Ohio, we have seen why it is so important for us to be engaged in [...]
“We Risk America’s Security If We Cut the International Affairs Budget” By Dan Glickman and Mark Green Fox News, April 14, 2011 As former Members of Congress, we know our colleagues face tough choices as they fight to get our massive deficit under control. We believe strongly that we must restore fiscal sanity and balanced [...]
A recent report from the Chinese State Council’s Information Office revealed that nearly half of China’s total foreign assistance went to African nations in 2009, calling attention once again to China as a potential competitor and alterative to U.S. and Western development donors. Visiting Beijing last week for a conference comparing China’s 2010 Defense White [...]
Today, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) released an updated policy agenda focused on new reforms to bring additional transparency and accountability to America’s investment in international development. These recommendations are designed to build on progress that has already been made and make U.S. programs more effective at alleviating poverty, eradicating disease, and driving sustainable [...]
Must Reads Who’s In the News Leon Panetta will succeed Robert Gates at Department of Defense (Jennifer Epstein, Politico) The long-awaited shakeup of President Barack Obama’s national security advisers could be about to get under way, as reports indicate that he’ll announce picks to fill the top jobs at the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence [...]
The USGLC is often called the “strange bedfellows” coalition for bringing together diverse businesses and organizations, from Bread for the World to Boeing, from Caterpillar to CARE. But it’s these unexpected partnerships that can make an extraordinary difference in the developing world. In today’s Global Impact Video Blog, Carolyn Brehm of Procter & Gamble and [...]
Rye Barcott, a former Marine Corps captain, knows the role of effective international development work in stability and national security strategy. He recently published a book, It Happened on the Way to War, detailing the simultaneous development of his military career and NGO he co-founded as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina. Through [...]
