by Philip Rossetti | Apr 29, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Remarks Announcing the Release of the 2015 QDDR Report John Kerry / Department of State A year ago the Secretary charged our team, under the leadership of the QDDR co-chairs, to pull no punches about how State and USAID operate, how we need to operate, and...
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 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 | Jun 30, 2014 | Monitor
A June 25th blog post by National Defense Magazine discussed comments made by panelists Deputy Secretary Higginbottom, Alex Thier of USAID, and Special Representative to the QDDR Tom Perriello, at ASP’s QDDR on the Hill event that a healthy budget and...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jun 27, 2014 | Monitor
On June 24th, the American Security Project hosted an opportunity for Congressional engagement on the upcoming Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review with Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom, Special Representative Tom Perriello, and Assistant to the...
