The USGLC congratulates David Beckmann from Bread for the World as one of this year’s World Food Prize laureates. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the announcement today in Washington. The Prize, noted as “the foremost international award recognizing…the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of [...]
The current issue of Foreign Affairs features an enlightening evaluation of counterinsurgency strategy by experts Eli Berman, Joseph Felter, and Jacob Shapiro that highlights the necessity of civilian-led governance programs to combating terrorism long term. In “Constructive COIN: How Development Can Fight Radicals,” the three explored the various means of fighting the threat of insurgents [...]
Today, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah is in Senegal for a conference of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He is reviewing agricultural development efforts in Western Africa and overseeing the allocation of funds from the President’s $3.5 billion Feed The Future initiative for combating global [...]
Yesterday in Politico, Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) penned a refreshing op-ed urging his colleagues to start closing the major gap between military spending and civilian diplomacy and development spending.
In today’s Politico former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Bill Frist (R-TN), both advisors to the USGLC, urge Congress and the President to prioritize international affairs funding during their budget debate this summer.
