The much ballyhood, long awaited Presidential Study Directive–the guidance on where the administration thinks we should be going long-term with our foreign assistance programs has finally arrived.   Well, it didn’t actually arrive.   It was leaked to the media.   The fact that it slid out from under the door of the NSC instead [...]

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In Washington this week, someone “leaked” to the media a draft of the Obama Administration’s Presidential Study Directive 7, titled A New Way Forward on Global Development.   This document, nearly a year in the making and still in draft form, argues that international development €“ that combination of aid, policies, and resource transfers intended [...]

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BERLIN — Hungarians made a resounding statement in April’s parliamentary elections. The governing Socialists took a severe beating, the conservative Fidesz of Viktor Orbán won an absolute majority, and the rightwing extremists, Jobbik, emerged as the third major player in parliament. Many observers pointed to discontent with runaway corruption and the global economic crisis, which [...]

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