Diplomacy and International Institutions
Foreign Aid
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Peace, Conflict, and COVID-19The Center for Preventive Action has created this resource for those seeking information and analysis about the effects of COVID-19 on peace and conflict.
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How Remittances From Petit Senegal, a Diaspora Community in New York City, Build Wealth AbroadTareian King is an intern with CFR's Africa Program and a student at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. She is also the founder of Nolafrique, an e-commerce platform that enables ar…
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Understanding Gender Equality in Foreign Policy: What the United States Can DoA new report by Jamille Bigio and Rachel Vogelstein offers a comprehensive overview of how countries around the world are integrating gender equality as a foreign policy priority, and how the United States can advance security and economic growth by drawing on the benefits of women’s empowerment globally.
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Limiting the COVID-19 Food Crisis in Africa Begins With Local FarmersStephanie Hanson is the senior vice president of policy and partnerships at One Acre Fund, an agriculture organization serving one million farmers in Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges…
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Will the Coronavirus Endanger Foreign Aid?As the coronavirus pandemic increases the need for aid around the world, donors are facing tough choices over whether to continue helping vulnerable populations abroad or focus their attention at home.
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Five Questions on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy: Joanna RoperThis blog post is part of the Women and Foreign Policy program’s interview series on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy, featuring global and U.S. officials leading initiatives to promote gender equality in the defense, development, and diplomatic sectors.
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Little Has Changed in Post-Mugabe ZimbabweAlexander H. Noyes is a political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. After thirty-seven years in power, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was toppled via a military coup i…
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What’s the Purpose of Foreign Aid?Many Americans question whether the $50 billion the United States spends annually on foreign aid is worth it. CFR breaks down how much of the U.S. budget goes toward foreign assistance and how this money is spent.
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Protected at Home, China’s Medical Device Industry Looks AbroadMichael Collins is a research associate for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Over the past three decades, China has experienced consistent double-digit growth in its medical devic…
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The President's Inbox: Stephen Sestanovich on UkraineThe latest episode of The President’s Inbox is live. I sat down with Steve Sestanovich, CFR’s senior fellow for Eurasian and Russian studies and the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for the former Sov…
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Investing in Girls’ STEM Education in Developing CountriesThe education gender gap costs the world between $15 trillion and $30 trillion in human capital. U.S. aid programs need to equip girls and women to participate in the modern digital economy.
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Absent More International Support, Ebola Will Continue to Spread Beyond CongoIn Foreign Policy, Shannon Kellman and Mark Lagon of the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, make the point that disease outbreaks in states with weak governance and h…
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Development Turns Competitive With Mixed ResultsA vast gulf remains between development financing and development goals. International competition could help bridge that gap, but has produced mixed results to date.
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Women This Week: Gender-Balanced GovernmentWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering May 30 to June 6, was compiled by Mallory Matheson and Rebecca Turkington.
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