Investment Funds
Investment funds, established to provide capital for private enterprises and sponsored by government agencies and multinational institutions, are increasing in number every year.
United States Information Agency
The USIA performs the public diplomacy function of U.S. foreign policy through its USIS posts, exchange activities, information programs, and international broadcasting.
Sudan
Sudans size, strategic location, and as-yet-unexploited oil reserves made it a cold war target of superpower intervention.
Iran
The strident anti-Americanism of Irans Islamic regime is a direct consequence of past U.S. interference in Iranian internal affairs.
Zaire/Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mobutu’s departure has raised Congolese hopes for a better future, but many are concerned about reported rebel human rights abuses and an ambiguous commitment to democracy.
Multilateral Agreement on Investment
International flows of private investment have risen sharply in recent years.
G7 Summit: 1997
The G-7 was formed in 1975 to provide an informal forum for coordination of economic policy among leaders of prominent industrialized nations.
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.