Unilateralism Undermines Effective Foreign Aid - Washington Monthly
OneWorld recommends a report by the Center for Global Development which suggests that, "The duplication, waste, and inefficiencies of the worldwide aid business are largely a consequence of unilateralism--that is, of the unwillingness of many donor countries, including the United States, to coordinate development projects within the countries they aid." Washington should learn to "adapt to the new world of foreign aid, in which going it alone is not the best way to help the poor."
Observations on the War - American Diplomacy
Seeking to cut through "the fog of partisanship," the president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute looks back on the two and one half years since the start of the "War on Terror" and reflects on what has been accomplished, and what has not, in the military, intelligence, diplomatic, and homeland security aspects of the struggle. He specifies areas where improvement must occur if terrorism is to be defeated.
Secretary of state testifies to 9/11 Commission March 23 - State
Secretary of State Colin Powell told the 9/11 Commission March 23 that in the summer of 2001, "the threat information that we were receiving from the CIA and other sources suggested that we were increasingly at risk and the risk ... looked to be mostly overseas."
Because of U.S. foreign policy, nuclear dangers are even greater - Gainesville Times
Columnist Joan King has some thoughts on nuclear security, or rather, nuclear insecurity.
