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December 16, 2010 / By Gordon Adams, Rebecca Williams, Matthew Leatherman
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Released
Stimson's Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program, led by Gordon Adams, released  a scorecard analyzing the QDDR. You can view the scorecard here, or read more of their analysis on The Will and the Wallet. Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development…Read More »

October 26, 2010 / By Peter Alsis
Moving Forward in Iraq: the US Civilian Mission and Security
  As the US mission in Iraq begins the transition to civilian leadership, security will continue to play a central role in its success.  With combat operations ended and all US forces due to withdraw by the end of 2011,…Read More »

October 08, 2009 / By Gordon Adams
Afghanistan and Pakistan: The Graveyard for US Foreign Policy Planning?
The foreign policy machinery in the Obama administration is finally grinding away on a difficult long-term policy and institutional problem: What should the US development and foreign assistance strategy be? Such an examination raises a seemingly endless set of questions:…Read More »

July 20, 2009 / By Gordon Adams, Rebecca Williams
DOD Authorities for Foreign and Security Assistance Programs: A Comparison of the FY 2010 House and
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked up its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 18 and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) concluded its markup on July 2. The Senate bill…Read More »

July 01, 2009
Analysis of the FY 2010 International Affairs Budget Request
The Obama Administration has requested $53.9 billion for International Affairs in its FY 2010 budget request. This request is a 26 percent increase over the last administration’s FY 2008 budget request and a 27 percent increase above the amount appropriated…Read More »

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