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US FOREIGN POLICY
US FP ANALYSIS
CASE STUDY: Nicaragua
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"The US has a proud history of bringing hope to the millions who live under oppressive poverty, face starvation, battele disease and suffer the consequences of conflict and insecurity.
In present times improving the lives of others has become central to our national security."
- President George W. Bush
International Affairs Budget 2008
Dambisa Moyo
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America's Role in Global Affairs
How does America’s leadership affect its national security, leadership sustainability and global prosperity?
PEW GLOBAL OPINION POLL
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VISION: A US foreign policy that fosters international development; is reflective of American values (democracy, free markets and rule of law); respectful of international laws; and, is inclusive of and accountable to taxpayers. |
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International Economic Development
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As the world's largest bilateral aid agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in many ways sets the bar. However, it has remained loyal to an operating model that fails to promote international development, instead representing narrow interests while enriching a privileged few consulting companies.
USAID has touted the benefits of free markets through a centralized planning approach more reminiscent of communism’s command and control failures than capitalism’s success fomenting innovation. As a result, it has persistently failed to reduce poverty or overhaul its ways since its inception in 1961 and indeed it is common for the funding to be positively counterproductive to development.
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Diplomacy Against Democracy |
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Democracy requires respect for the will of the citizenry, achieved primarily through a fair and open election process. US foreign policy actively "exports democracy." Yet, sadly its influence has too often been in the opposite direction. Since its inception in 1947, the CIA has orchestrated a number of coups to implant dictators who can be relied upon to protect US economic interests while obstructing their countries’ development.
As a result, the CIA has planted seeds of resentment around the world, germinating a bitter hostility against the US among both the citizens within these countries, and concerned onlookers. This section reviews some of the most notable CIA coups.
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"USAID pays Chemonics some $500,000 to $600,000 for each employee (in Afghanistan). Little surprise that Afghans wonder where the development dollars are spent."
- Sarah Chayes
The Atlantic Magazine Dec.'07
"The agency (MCC)...has spent only $155 million of the $4,8 billion it has approved for ambitious projects in 15 countries in Africa, Central America and other regions."
- Celia Dugger
New York Times Dec.7, '07 | |
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