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REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking from the Briefing Room of the White House in Washington September 27, 2013.

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Open Government Requires Aid Transparency

October 1, 2013, George Ingram

George Ingram examines the Obama administration's commitment to open government and argues that the U.S. government risks losing momentum at this month's Open Government Partnership in London following its lag in transparency implementation measures.

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  • In the News

    Aid agencies tend to jump in to help countries, duplicating efforts and complicating matters for governments that have limited capacity to deal with so many organizations.

    June 15, 2013, Laurence Chandy, Reuters

  • In the News

    Foreign aid is not always a blessing. Countries in recent years that appear to have received too much aid too soon include Cambodia and Nepal. The record of foreign aid around the world is littered with cases of wasteful and even harmful projects and programs.

    March 15, 2013, Lex Rieffel, The Irrawaddy

  • Interview | Slon

    Russia's Decision to Stop USAID

    September 19, 2012, Fiona Hill

  • In the News

    It should be pointed out that quite a bit of aid goes to settings which are very challenging in terms of governance...we find that some donors that give aid are pretty good at choosing countries that may have relatively high corruption today, but in a few years, we track and see that aid is effective and corruption reduces over time.

    August 9, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann, Voice of America

  • In the News

    [In situations like Egypt, you] will tend to see Congress layering more conditions on how money can be spent when they have concerns about administration strategy. When times are tight like they are now, it’s not surprising you would see increased scrutiny of foreign aid by members of Congress and increased conditionality.

    July 22, 2012, Tamara Cofman Wittes, National Journal

  • Podcast

    @ Brookings Podcast: Food Insecurity in Africa

    June 1, 2012, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

  • Interview | Foreign Affairs

    After the Arab Awakening

    March 23, 2012, Shadi Hamid

  • Podcast

    @ Brookings Podcast: Corrupt Governance and Middle East Unrest

    March 4, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

  • Expert Q & A

    Africa and the Obama Administration

    August 4, 2009, Ernest Aryeetey

  • Interview | Chicago Public Radio's Worldview

    "Smart Aid" for Africa

    April 7, 2009, Richard Joseph

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