Authors: Noam Unger and Margaret L. Taylor Center for Strategic and International Studies
Noam Unger, Margaret L. Taylor, and Frederick Barton discuss the role of foreign aid in the United States' relationship with developing countries, and efforts at its reform.
Speaker: Christopher R. Hill Presider: Karen J. DeYoung
Listen to Ambassador Christopher Hill talk about Iraqi governance and the political and security implications of elections scheduled for early next month.
Speakers: Pamela Cox, Arvind Subramanian, and Michele Wucker Presider: Marcus Mabry
Three panelists with expertise in the Latin America region and on development aid discuss options for helping Haiti after the earthquake, highlighting new approaches to institution building, migration, and decriminalization. The discussion also explores what support outsiders can provide to the government of Haiti as well as the limits to what they can do.
Elliott Abrams says, "a larger Haitian diaspora would be a far better base for the country's economic future than aid pledges that may or may not be met."
Speaker: Joseph E. Stiglitz Presider: Steven R. Weisman
Watch Dr. Stiglitz for a discussion of the financial crisis and his suggestions for a way forward that restores balance between markets and governments and addresses inequalities.
Speaker: Joseph E. Stiglitz Presider: Steven R. Weisman
Listen to Dr. Stiglitz for a discussion of the financial crisis and his suggestions for a way forward that restores balance between markets and governments and addresses inequalities.
Speaker: Justin Yifu Lin Presider: Harry G. Broadman
Listen to Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist and senior vice president at the World Bank, discuss how stimulus measures may be applied to boost global demand, taking into account the challenges such efforts face in poor nations, emerging economies, and wealthy countries alike.
Speaker: Justin Yifu Lin Presider: Harry G. Broadman
Watch Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist and senior vice president at the World Bank, discuss how stimulus measures may be applied to boost global demand, taking into account the challenges such efforts face in poor nations, emerging economies, and wealthy countries alike.
The Council on Foreign Relations' David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's "think tank"—is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called "fellows"). Their expertise covers the world's major regions as well as the critical issues shaping today's global agenda. Download the printable CFR Experts Guide.
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
Two experts argue that despite myriad development strategies, only one can succeed in alleviating poverty in India: the overall growth of the country's economy. More