Albania
After the cold war, Albania became a country of strategic importance to the United States.
Export Promotion Programs
Washingtons increasing focus on promoting international investment and trade is evident in the smorgasbord of assistance offered to U.S. exporters.
Warfare vs. Welfare: Subsidies to Weapons Exporters
In the rush to pass tough spending cuts, Congress and the Clinton administration are avoiding making an obvious choice: welfare over warfare.
Immigration
In the immigration debate, free marketers square off against cultural conservatives on the right side of the political spectrum; while on the left, civil rights and ethnic advocacy groups oppose environmentalists and job protectionists.
Nicaragua
U.S.-Nicaraguan relations have been rocky ever since the end of the U.S.-sponsored war against the Sandinista government.
Hidden Costs of NATO Expansion
Expansion of the NATO military alliance is proceeding rapidly despite an overwhelming lack of public or congressional debate.
Asia/Pacific Overview
For the cold war generation, U.S. foreign policy toward the Asia/Pacific region was simple, straightforward, and secure.
Africa Overview
The absence of a coherent U.S. foreign policy agendaexcept in the expansion of exports and investments to promising new marketsleaves U.S. policy decisions at the mercy of old and new prejudices, while ad hoc response to crises becomes more the norm than the exception.
Central American Peace and Security
Central Americas modern history is marked by widespread poverty, stark inequalities, political instability, and violent repression.
Overseas Rural Development Policy
The last fifteen years have seen an unprecedented decline in the standard of living of the worlds rural poor, and a related upsurge in both internal and international migration as people search for options.
South Africa
Since 1994 U.S. statements regarding a newly democratic South Africa, under the leadership of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) have frequently been cast in the language of a love fest.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a wholly owned government corporation established in 1971, provides taxpayer-backed and taxpayer-funded loans, loan guarantees, and insurance to businesses for investments in politically risky countries.
Indochina
The unquiet legacy of foreign intervention still casts a long shadow over U.S. policy in Indochina.
World Trade Organization
Today, member countries number 125 (nearly the whole world except China, some former communist countries, and a number of small nations) and WTO rules apply to over 90 percent of international trade.
Burundi and the Crisis in Central Africa
The international community, which failed to act when the crisis began, now faces a major challenge in Burundi and, more widely, in Central Africa.