October 20, 2009
State Department Strategy Review Flawed from Start
By Helle C. Dale and James M. Roberts
(WebMemo #2659)
If the discussions at the kick-off event are an indicator, the final QDDR product will repeat past policy mistakes.
August 4, 2009
Foreign Aid: Congress Should Shift USAID Funds to the Millennium Challenge Account
By James M. Roberts
(WebMemo #2574)
When it comes to spending precious U.S. tax dollars on official development assistance to third world countries, the Millennium Challenge Corporation has a better approach ...
July 10, 2009
The President's Ghana Trip: Obama Should Advance Freedom in Africa
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2537)
The key to African development lies in freeing African economies, combating corruption, unleashing the entrepreneurial talents of the people, and embracing competition in the global ...
June 15, 2009
KORUS FTA Strengthens the U.S. Economy and Alliance with Korea
By Bruce Klingner and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #2485)
Reviving the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement is a critically important issue for both countries.
May 7, 2009
The Best Protection for both Colombian and American Workers: Stronger, Market-Based Democratic Institutions in Colombia
By James M. Roberts
(Testimony )
Colombia is one of America's best friends in the Caribbean-Andean region. The Colombian government -- the oldest democracy in South America -- is solidly committed ...
January 23, 2009
Key Questions for Ron Kirk, Nominee for United States Trade Representative
By Daniella Markheim and Derek Scissors, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2239)
In order to determine where the next U.S. Trade Representative stands on crucial issues, these questions should be put to the nominee during his confirmation ...
August 18, 2008
Fighting for Freedom in Rural Peru: "ALBA Houses" Threaten Democracy
By James M. Roberts and Edwar Enrique Escalante
(Backgrounder #2173)
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is spreading his toxic "21st Century Bolivarian Socialism" through "ALBA houses" in Peru that are aimed at subverting market-based democracy and ...
July 18, 2008
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security and Committee on International Relations and Trade
By Matt A. Mayer
(Testimony )
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security and Committee on International Relations and Trade
May 13, 2008
From Good Intentions to Bad AIDS Policy: The Moral Hazards of Redesigning PEPFAR
By Daniel Patrick Moloney, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1921)
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has received praise from across the political spectrum, both for its principles and for its successes in ...
May 13, 2008
How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
By James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega
(Backgrounder #2135)
Failures in Mexico's economic model have pushed millions of unemployed workers toward the U.S., creating a crisis on both sides of the border. President Felipe ...
May 13, 2008
Executive Summary: How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
By James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega
(Executive Summary #2135)
Executive Summary: Failures in Mexico's economic model have pushed millions of unemployed workers toward the U.S., creating a crisis on both sides of the border. ...
April 15, 2008
Private Faith, Big Government: Understanding the Impact of Marginalizing Religion
By Ryan Messmore
(Backgrounder #2123)
In the 20th century, America witnessed a significant transition toward a privatized understanding of reli¬gion. Social and political pressures have prompted many to view religion ...
April 1, 2008
The Global Poverty Act: The Wrong Track for U.S. Aid Policy
By Ambassador Terry Miller and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1878)
The Global Poverty Act of 2007 is superfluous, misguided, and dangerous.
March 11, 2008
PEPFAR "Compromise" Abandons Successful Approaches to International AIDS Relief
By Daniel Patrick Moloney, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1845)
Reauthorization proposals in Congress represent significant departures from the current law, are hugely expensive, and would take U.S. policy off-course.
November 27, 2007
Productivity Growth, Not Trade, Is Cutting Manufacturing Jobs
By Ambassador Terry Miller
(WebMemo #1709)
U.S. leaders must reject anti-trade demagoguery and embrace America's tradition of optimism in the face of change and progress.
October 25, 2007
Argentina: Implications for the U.S. If First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Becomes President
By James M. Roberts
(WebMemo #1678)
The expected outcome is unlikely to improve U.S.–Argentine relations. U.S. policymakers should focus on building stronger relations with other Latin American countries.
October 9, 2007
Congress Must Implement CSC Treaty to Reinvigorate U.S. Nuclear Industry
By Jack Spencer
(WebMemo #1658)
The Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage will better enable U.S. companies to engage in peaceful international nuclear commerce.
August 20, 2007
If the Real Simón Bolívar Met Hugo Chávez, He'd See Red
By James M. Roberts
(Backgrounder #2062)
Hugo Chávez aims to dominate the Caribbean Basin and Andean region and fulfill the dream of his mentor, Fidel Castro. Venezuela has become a hub ...
August 20, 2007
Executive Summary: If the Real Simón Bolívar Met Hugo Chávez, He’d See Red
By James M. Roberts
(Executive Summary #2062)
Hugo Chávez aims to dominate the Caribbean Basin and Andean region and fulfill the dream of his mentor, Fidel Castro. Venezuela has become a hub ...
August 17, 2007
The U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: Don’t Let Progress Fall Victim to D.C. Politics
By James M. Roberts
(WebMemo #1588)
To bolster prosperity and security for both the United States and Latin America, Congress must promote free trade with Colombia and assistance for its anti-narcotics ...
July 19, 2007
The Asian Financial Crisis 10 Years Later: Time to Reaffirm Economic Freedom
By Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2054)
The Asian countries should use this 10-year anniversary to solidify their ongoing recovery by bolstering their commitment to greater economic freedom, and the U.S. should ...
June 8, 2007
U.S. Aid to Pakistan: Countering Extremism Through Education Reform
By Lisa Curtis
(Heritage Lecture #1029)
Encouraging the development of a strong and effective education system in Pakistan that will help steer the country toward a path of stability, moderation, and ...
April 20, 2007
The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond
By Barry Eichengreen, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1012)
The structures and institutions that helped Europe to recover and prosper after World War II have become part of the problem in today’s very different ...
March 26, 2007
U.S. Aid Does Not Build Support at the U.N.
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2018)
The United States should work to forge coalitions with nations that share its principles of political and economic freedom, and should seek to expand those ...
December 14, 2006
Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia Would Benefit the U.S. and Russia
By Daniella Markheim and Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1286)
Congressional approval of Permanent Normal Trading Relations for Russia is an important step in strengthening the U.S.–Russia economic relationship.
October 4, 2006
U.S. Trade Policy Tracker: An Update
By Anthony Kim and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1229)
With 13 trade agreements under consideration, Congress and the Administration have the opportunity to boost America’s future prosperity.
June 16, 2006
On the Road Again: Four Goals for the new U.S. Trade Representative
By Tim Kane, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1130)
Susan Schwab began work this week as U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) at a difficult time for free trade. Free traders have promised results for decades, ...
June 5, 2006
The Free Trade Future of AGOA
By Brett D. Schaefer and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1108)
This week Washington will host the fifth Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, which will bring together governments and representatives of the private sector ...
May 25, 2006
A Visa Reform Plan for Congress
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #1001)
Foreign travel to America has still not recovered to pre-9/11 levels, and congressional inaction threatens to undermine the competitiveness of U.S. society. By developing an ...
April 18, 2006
Free Trade and American Prosperity
By Daniella Markheim and Anthony Kim
(WebMemo #1040)
Americans have long reaped the benefits of free trade, yet the place of free trade in policymaking is far from secure.
September 7, 2005
Thanks, But No Thanks for Aid from Self-Serving Autocrats
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #834)
At last count more than 70 countries around the world have offered assistance to the United States to aid recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
September 7, 2005
From Tragedy to Triumph: Principled Solutions for Rebuilding Lives and Communities
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #835)
Guidelines and specific proposals to guide Congress's response to Katrina.
March 1, 2005
The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC): A Case for Peacekeeping Reform
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
This hearing will undoubtedly shine a huge spotlight on a major scandal in the heart of Africa, which has until now received relatively little attention ...
February 9, 2005
An Assessment of the Volcker Interim Report and the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-For-Food Program
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
The Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program (IIC) released its interim report on February 3, 2005.
April 1, 2004
What's Really Happening with Jobs and Outsourcing?
By Alison Acosta Fraser
(Heritage Lecture #827)
Many proposed "solutions" to outsourcing and the current false perception of job loss are forms of trade isolationism that will not work, but policies like ...
October 31, 2002
Haiti: No Aid Without Accountability
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1610)
Unsupervised aid to the Haitian regime will only worsen their problems by putting money into the wrong hands. Assistance through NGOs buys time but is ...
September 10, 2002
Europe-Russia-America: Determining Factors of Cooperation in the 21st Century
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(WebMemo #151)
In the 21st century, it's as about geo-economics as about geopolitics. But it also about our common struggle against a dangerous and lethal enemy. We ...
August 30, 2002
Time For Consensus On Cuba
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1579)
U.S. policy toward Cuba should promote a stable democratic neighborhood, long-term development of market-based economic prosperity, and a lasting friendship with the Cuban people--not with ...
August 5, 2002
Ludwig von Mises as Policy Analyst: Monetary Reform, Fiscal Policy, and Foreign Exchange Controls
By Richard M. Ebeling
(Heritage Lecture #754)
Ludwig von Mises was one of the outstanding economists of the 20th century. His most famous contribution to economic theory during his lifetime was his ...
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