by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Aug 15, 2014 | Monitor
Each year, foreign aid spending comes under fire during the budget negotiation process. Those in favor of cutting spending argue development and assistance programs are ineffective and the funds too often fall fuel corruption rather than work to eliminate it. As the...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 15, 2014 | Monitor
On July 8th, Secretary Kerry published an op-ed in Politico Magazine entitled, “Why Is the Senate Hobbling American Diplomacy?” 53 State Department nominations, 37 of which have already been confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, await confirmation by...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 14, 2014 | Monitor
There is significant verbiage devoted to international development. Should development be primarily centered on capacity building for states or an increase in human capabilities? What does success look like? How should success be measured? Are publicly funded programs...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 9, 2014 | Monitor
Diplomacy, Development, and Furthering National Interests Full Size at Bottom of Post Public support for diplomacy and development programs is low. Without a clearly demonstrable link between foreign aid and national interests many see supporting progress...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 2, 2014 | Monitor
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation 2013 survey, the average estimate of the federal budget devoted to foreign aid is 28%. 61% of respondents believe the United States spends too much on foreign assistance and significant cuts are necessary. In reality foreign...