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Natsios certainly does not suggest that measuring program success or striving for effective use of resources is a waste of time. A critical piece of his argument, in fact, is the need for better monitoring and evaluation of development programs. In...

The panel, led by National Security Advisor to President Bush Stephen Hadley and Secretary of Defense to President Clinton William Perry, reviewed the report with the aim of assessing America’s long-term threats and making recommendations to...

In her speech, Secretary Clinton made the case for global health investments and articulated areas for growth. She explained that global health has everything to do with foreign policy: from strengthening weak and fragile states and building the...

There are a number of provisions aimed at making U.S. foreign assistance more strategic, effective, and elevated in foreign policy. We have been outspoken advocates for a number of critical reforms that are now included in the bill, including...

The Administration’s new development policy builds on two initiatives, Feed the Future (on food security) and the Global Health Initiative, already launched in 2009. The White House statement announced that the new policy will...

Looking at the background of the soon to be commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, General David H. Petraeus has consistently aligned himself with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen on the importance of rebuilding US civilian capacity.

The Obama Administration released its first National Security Strategy today, a document heavily rooted in the smart power principle of strengthening development and diplomacy alongside defense to meet the security challenges facing the United States.

President Obama made it clear throughout the speech that “The burdens of this century cannot fall on our soldiers alone.” He has a critical opportunity to act on this principle through the Presidential Study Directive on Global Development...

As many people surely saw, a draft of the Presidential Study Directive on Development was leaked last Tuesday on the Cable blog. While not the final version, the draft outlines a new approach that elevates development as “a central pillar to our...

Reid’s remarks were consistent with the rest of the hearing, held by the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. The State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and Deputy...