Posts by: Spencer Sheaff

Yesterday, Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College, was named the next President of the World Bank. Dr. Kim is a world health expert, with extensive experience in two major global killers – tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. He was formerly Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, [...]

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Today marks a very important anniversary: it was sixty-four years ago today that President Harry S. Truman signed the Economic Recovery Program (ERP) – better known as “The Marshall Plan” – into law.

At the close of World War II, leaders of America’s Greatest Generation, like General George C. Marshall, understood that economic [...]

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In response to the release of the President’s 2013 budget, Truman National Security Project Advocacy Communications Director Benjamin Lowe released the following statement:

“It’s heartening to see that the President recognizes the important role of foreign operations in keeping America safe. International development has played a critical role in America’s security since the end of [...]

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Speaking to a packed room at the George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs, Rachel Kleinfeld and Drew Sloan introduced their book, Let There Be Light: Electrifying the Developing World with Markets and Distributed Energy. More than seventy people listened with rapt attention as the two authors described how distributed energy, [...]

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Earlier this week, a proud veteran asked President Obama why we’re sending foreign aid to nations such as Pakistan. The President responded with an answer that is a stunning warrant for why we need to continue international development and why it’s important for our national interests.

At only 1% of the US budget, international development [...]

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