Spending all the development funds in the world will not substitute for an actual functioning Afghan government, writes John Norris.
Connie Veillette and John Norris explain how the United States can save $2 billion while improving foreign aid.
Issue Brief
John Norris and Connie Veillette detail how Congress could save more than $500 million annually by eliminating unnecessary regulations that make it harder to carry out effective development programs abroad.
Issue Brief
Sarah Margon and John Norris outline why we need the United Nations and why efforts to pull back from this institution are a mistake.
John Norris debunks myths about foreign aid and examines whether it is beneficial.
John Norris discusses a Pentagon report that says the United States is fundamentally getting it wrong when it comes to setting its priorities.
Report
Noam Unger and John Norris spell out some of the key considerations that should be addressed as the U.S. Global Development Council moves from concept to reality.
John Norris explains what our leaders in Washington need to do to help democracy and stability prevail in the Middle East.
John Norris responds to the recent UN Security Council resolution authorizing use of force in Libya and suggests how the international community should proceed.
There are useful lessons from the fall of the Berlin Wall that apply in the Middle East today, observes John Norris. But they apply more to us than the Middle East.
John Norris urges the Obama administration to proceed with caution as it’s pressed to intervene in Libya.
John Norris y Sarah Margon detallan pasos que Estados Unidos puede tomar a medida que las protestas y la violencia aumentan en Libia.
John Norris and Sarah Margon detail steps the United States can take as protests and violence escalate in Libya.
John Norris offers guidelines for getting the most out of our aid to Egypt going forward.
Interactive
John Norris unveils our latest interactive feature on foreign aid reform based on his recent report.