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Politics of Aid: A Closer Look at the Motives Behind Foreign Assistance

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HYEON-JAE SEO | April 8, 2017 | Harvard International Review A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the average American believes 26 percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid. In reality, less than 1.5 percent of the US$4.15 trillion federal budget is apportioned to the State Department and the United States Agency for International … [Read more...] about Politics of Aid: A Closer Look at the Motives Behind Foreign Assistance

A Change of Guard at the WHO

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Laurie Garrett | May 25, 2017 | Council on Foreign Relations With the United States likely to pull back on global health funding, the World Health Organization, under its new director-general, will need to undertake serious structural and administrative changes. GENEVA—For the first time in its seventy-year history, the World Health Organization (WHO) will, effective … [Read more...] about A Change of Guard at the WHO

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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JAMES FALLOWS | MAY 27, 2017 | THE ATLANTIC An active, impatient man who evolved a steady, long-term view. I started off on the wrong foot with Zbigniew Brzezinski, which is why I hope I will sound all the more sincere in saying how much I came to admire him, how great a contribution he made to America and the world, and what a loss his death represents. I got off on … [Read more...] about Zbigniew Brzezinski

Why Do Coptic Christians Keep Getting Attacked?

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H.A. HELLYER | MAY 26, 2017 | THE ATLANTIC Egypt’s preexisting climate of pro-Islamist sectarianism is an important, and sometimes overlooked, reason. Friday is usually the most peaceful day in the Egyptian week, a day most often reserved for time with family. This Friday in particular—the last day before the start of Ramadan—should have been a time of calm reflection and … [Read more...] about Why Do Coptic Christians Keep Getting Attacked?