Tina Rosenberg, a New York Times editorial board member, did a review of eight programs that have been successful in addressing poverty [“How to Fight Poverty: 8 Programs that Work,” 16 Nov

Because of my interest in Development-in-a-Box™, I was interested in a Washington Post article on how reconstruction in Iraq is progressing given the violence that continues to plague that war torn country

During the Cold War, Africa became a surrogate battleground for the U.S. and Soviet Union. Arms flooded the Dark Continent and civil conflicts were the norm. Many of those weapons continue to

The world is certainly experiencing its share of troubles and the international community’s timidity has been exposed in places like the Darfur region of Sudan. Another area that has suffered a tremendous

Russia continues to cut off of its nose to spite its face. Putin’s quiet retreat from democracy continues to break connections that Russia needs if it wants to fully join what Tom

The triple curses of most African nations (corruption, poverty & disease) have kept the dark continent dark and part what Tom Barnett calls “The Gap.” New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof talked