United States Foreign Aid Policy for the 21st Century
Abstract
In March 2002 while speaking at the UN International Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico President Bush proposed a 50 percent increase in US foreign aid at a level to be reached over the next 3 years. This surprise announcement was noteworthy based solely on the significant size of the intended increase in foreign aid but most importantly because of the policy shift it represents. The policy shift appears to be directly related to the Global War on Terrorism and acknowledges that foreign aid can play an important role in mitigating developmental deficits that can result in instability. This instability evidenced in weak failed or failing states can create conditions conducive to breeding terrorists and thus poses a significant US national security challenge. The purpose of this paper is to outline the dimensions of this new foreign aid policy direction to link the policy to the national security ends it supports and to evaluate whether the policy and the increased means to be made available through it will suffice to achieve stated national security ends of a more stable global security environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 19, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA424061
Entities
People
- John M. Tisson
Organizations
- United States Army War College