This often-overlooked agency leads U.S. development efforts overseas – while making a profit for taxpayers. Ben Leo of the Center for Global Development says Congress should let it do even more.
foreign policy
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2015
Operation Rent Seeking
How the war on terrorism became a business model.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2015
The Reckless Reign of W.
We are still living with the forty-third president’s legacy.
Posted inGovernment, January/February 2015, Magazine
Is a Grand Strategy for America Even Possible?
Three of our finest flag officers attempt to offer unifying visions for the United States, but run aground on the same political polarization that flummoxes everything else.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2014
Laura of Arabia
When Yemen fell into chaos, most foreign correspondents were kept out. The only reliable news came from a few intrepid young Western freelancers who spoke the language, lived like locals, and managed to stay in the country.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2014
Broken Promised Land
Truman’s quick recognition of Israel was tragic, dysfunctional, and quintessentially American.
Posted inBooks, Economy, January/February 2014, Magazine
A Middle Course for the Middle Kingdom?
Competition with China really isn’t a zero-sum game. So why does it feel that way?
Posted inGovernment, January/February 2014, Magazine
The Monthly Interview
A conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter, policy planning chief in Hillary Clinton’s State Department, on the future of military interventionism.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2013
Guerrillas in the Midst
Why our next war will be fought in cities.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2013, Politics
Dark Sidekick
How Dick Cheney controlled, and lost control of, George W. Bush.
