American Leadership and a Global Offensive Against COVID
November 2021
by John Blaney and Christopher Datta
Tag: Humanitarian Aid
The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin
February 2020
by Douglas Smith
Reviewed by Renee M. Earle
Beyond the Basics: Holistic Humanitarian Assistance for Syrians
January 2017
by Margo Berends Although Aleppo is now under the control of forces supporting the Syrian government and the city has been evacuated, it is but one city and the Syrian crisis is far from over. Millions have been displaced by … Read more
Africa’s Great Hunger Handicap
October 2016
by Mark Wentling The hefty burden of widespread hunger prevents Africa from realizing its full potential. Accepting that good nutrition is the foundation of life and human progress, Africa is clearly falling behind other regions. As long as Africa remains … Read more
Humanitarian versus National Interests
June 2010
A Statistical Reflection on Official Development Assistance and Whether It is Directed Towards Its Goals and Ideals by Steve Dobransky American Diplomacy rarely publishes statistical analysis. But because this paper analyzes the debate over foreign aid’s purposes and motivations, we … Read more
The Future of International Humanitarian Action
September 2004
A conference on “Humanitarian Action, Security and the Military,” the Ninth Annual Humanitarian Conference sponsored by Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, took place at the International Conference Center of Geneva, 22-23 April 2004. The authors of this detailed report present a … Read more
Letter from Niger May 2003
June 2003
The Winds of War Blow By It would be overstating the case to say that the Iraq War turned out to be a non-event in Niger…but not by much. In the months leading up to the war, many of us … Read more
J. R. Bullington on the Niger River, AIDS, and volunteer marriage
August 2001
by J. R. Bullington Storks and rains The annual rains, along with the migratory storks that always accompany them, arrived early this year,promising relief from food shortages and threatened famine. Substantial expanses of greenery now mark the orange-brown landscape; dry … Read more
Letters from Niger: Peace Corps Adventures in the Sahara
December 2000
When Jim Bullington, a former U.S. ambassador and regular contributor to these pages, decided he’d had enough of retirement, he applied for a Peace Corps position and soon found himself in West Africa. He promised to keep our readers posted … Read more