United States Security Assistance: Cold War Relic or Relevant in the 21st Century
Abstract
The United States Government spends approximately twenty-seven billion dollars per year on what is known as security assistance. This substantial amount of money is to aid developing countries and new democracies, assist established nations, and bolster our current and future allies. It is not a loan; in fact, it is seen as an investment in the future of the world as the United States wants to see that world. This paper will examine the benefits of this investment to the United States Government through the support we receive from these nations in the United Nations. Is the benevolence of the United States to these countries paying dividends in the only world body where the future of the world is shaped, the United Nations? Since the express purpose of our security assistance policy is as stated above and not to end disease, famine, and hunger, or build up foreign armies and national infrastructure, are we getting what we pay for? Or, are we not reaping the influence we desire from this policy? This paper examines the dollars given to each country against the voting coincidence with the United States in the United Nations and makes conclusions regarding the above questions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA377483
Entities
People
- Ronald L. Perry
Organizations
- United States Army War College