Watch Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan's minister of foreign affairs, examine U.S.-Pakistan relations and critical political, economic, and security issues in the region.

An overview of Peruvian terrorist groups, Shining Path and Tupac Amaru.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's seven-nation trip to Africa will highlight U.S. security concerns from Somalia to Nigeria and expand on efforts to engage leading African states on governance and trade issues.

Frederick Kaufman explores the problem of world hunger.

Washington is focusing new military aid to Pakistan on strengthening counterinsurgency capabilities. But distrust between the two countries and Islamabad's continued focus on an Indian threat pose challenges, say experts.

Watch Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, as he discusses Zimbabwe's present and future.

Listen to Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, as he discusses Zimbabwe's present and future.

This PDF presentation, prepared by the Congressional Research Service, details direct U.S. aid and military reimbursement to Pakistan from fiscal years 2002-2010.

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid argues that the speed and condition by which the United States provides emergency aid to Pakistan will affect how successful the Pakistanis are in combatting the Taliban encroachment.

Tom Woods and Roger Bate recommend ways to boost Zimbabwe's rapidly deteriorating state without strengthening President Robert Mugabe.

Francis Fukuyama, the director of the Johns Hopkins International Development Program, reviews two books on the faulty management of foreign aid to Africa.

Watch experts breakdown the issues of private philanthropic organizations and the impact of philanthropy on U.S. foreign policy.

Listen to experts breakdown the issues of private philanthropic organizations and the impact of philanthropy on U.S. foreign policy.

This Working Paper, a contribution to the aids2031 project, focuses on the future of donor financing for HIV prevention and treatment programs and makes recommendations for what the donor community and national governments can do now to build a foundation that ensures steady, long-term funding for HIV/AIDS and alleviates the impact of future challenges.

Sundaa A. Bridgett Jones argues that "there are lots of reasons to worry that the president's plan may not be able to save Pakistan from itself."

President Obama's strategy calls for increased development assistance to Pakistan. But implementation may face serious challenges amid deteriorating security conditions in Pakistan and lack of institutional capacity in Washington.

A senior USAID official and CFR's Isobel Coleman discuss aid priorities in Pakistan and how development programs can be made more effective.

Michael Gerson reviews Dambisa Moyo's Dead Aid, in the Washington Post.