Press Clips
Here are some of the more interesting pieces appearing in the media by the Sustainable Security team here at the Center for American Progress:
No Easy Fix for U.S. Foreign Aid
John Norris writes in Foreign Policy that reforming our foreign aid system won't be easy.
4 Ways to Save $2 Billion While Improving U.S. Foreign Aid
Connie Veillette and John Norris explain how the United States can save $2 billion while improving foreign aid.
Five Myths About Foreign Aid
John Norris debunks myths about foreign aid and examines whether it is beneficial.
The Y Article
John Norris discusses a Pentagon report that says the United States is fundamentally getting it wrong when it comes to setting its priorities.
The Tea Party Meets the World
Sarah Margon points out the flaws in the Tea Party's isolationist approach to foreign affairs in this Hill op-ed.
The Ambassadors-as-CEOs Model
John Norris writes in Foreign Policy about how the State Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review rethinks the career path and needed skill sets for America's top diplomats.
Can Progressives and Tea Partiers Find Love Across the Aisle?
John Norris lists five foreign policy ideas progressives and tea partiers can both get behindin Foreign Policy.
Reinventing Diplomacy and Development?
John Norris discusses Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's preview of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review results.
Sudan Is Still Up to No Good
The Lord Resistance Army's arrival in Sudan unveils Omar Hassan al-Bashir's unwillingness to bring peace for Darfurians, writes John Norris.
Testing Obama's Sudan Policy
After a lengthy internal battle, the Obama administration has formally rolled out its new Sudan policy.
Lawyers, Guns, and Money
As the Obama administration's Sudan policy review drags on, the Sudanese government, led by a wanted war criminal, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, clearly looks to Washington and dreams of normalizing relations.
Two Years to Self Destruct in Sudan
Sudan might very well split in half in precisely two years, and policymakers have taken far too little notice.
Getting It Right: What the United States Can Do To Prevent Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in the Twenty-First Century
John Norris outlines how to prevent genocide in the 21st century in the Yale Law and Policy Review.
Getting to a Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Gayle Smith discusses next steps for Zimbabwe in The Washington Post.
The Politics of Aid
Gayle Smith discusses the evolution of foreign aid under the Bush administration and before in Human Rights.
Beyond Borders
American foreign policy must look beyond the nation state and toward human security, writes Gayle Smith in Democracy.
