Policy Resources
This page has links to resources that may be of interest to those looking at global development policy. Please email us with any resources you would like to see added.
Foreign Aid Reform Background Information
- RESULTS website
- The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) website
- Puget Sound Millennium Development Goals Project webpage on foreign aid
- CRS Report: Foreign Aid Reform: Studies and Recommendations, by Susan Epstein and Matthew Weed
- InterAction Foreign Assistance Reform website
Foreign Aid Reform Bills
- H.Con.Res.7 One Percent of United States GDP to Non-Military Foreign Assistance (Lee)
- S.3341 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act of 2012 (Kerry)
- S.3310 Foreign Aid Transparency Act of 2012 (Lugar)
- H.R.2055 706(b) Development Grants Program (Culberson)
- H.R. 2055, Title III: Bilateral Economic Assistance – Millennium Challenge Corporation (Culberson)
- H.R. 2055, Title II: United States Agency for International Development (Culberson)
- S. 1524 Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 (Kerry/Lugar)
- HR 2139 Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (Berman)
- HR 2639 Global Poverty Act of 2009 (Smith)
- USAID Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 1524 and H.R. 2139
News, Research, and Other Resources
- The Initiative for Global Development news page
- MFAN News Clips
- The ONE Campaign: What We’re Reading
- U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Budget Center
- Eldis
- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest
Official Databases and Statistics
- OECD Aid Statistics and Databases
- AidData, a new way to track development finance
- FY 2013 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations
- World Bank
- U.S. Trade Capacity Building Database
- U.S. International Trade Commission Dataweb trade statistics (includes imports under trade preference programs)
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Hearings
- Benghazi: The Attacks and the Lessons Learned (2013)
- Terrorist Networks in Pakistan and the Proliferation of IEDs (2012)
- Assessing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the North (2012)
- Evaluating Current U.S. Global Food Security Efforts and Determining Future U.S. Leadership Opportunities (2012)
- Maritime Territorial Disputes and Sovereignty Issues in Asia (2012)
- The Future of the Eurozone: Outlook and Lessons (2012)
- Next Steps in Syria (2012)
- Doing Business in Latin America: Positive Trends but Serious Challenges (2012)
