foreign aid

Climate change has been in the news a lot lately, but one key development was missed: President Obama issued a new executive order that may prove to be a turning point for efforts to advance climate preparedness around the world and for U.S. foreign aid planning.

A Parkville man was convicted Monday of conspiring to ship industrial components to Iran in violation of the U.S. trade embargo on that country, the U.S. attorney's office announced.

Here in Maryland we are at the epicenter of the debate to fully fund the fight against HIV/AIDS. That is because Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, which largely controls the federal government's AIDS budget.

President Obama's tough talk on Ukraine only makes the United States look weak.

Unfortunately, a group of 59 Senators, including Maryland's Ben Cardin, has introduced and is seeking a vote on a bill (S. 1881) that would impose further sanctions on Iran, reopen the terms of the first phase agreement and impose new and unrealistic restrictions on the comprehensive deal. The bill's authors claim their proposal for additional sanctions supports a diplomatic solution. As President Obama and the 10 Senate Democratic committee chairs have warned, it would not.

The first QDDR, completed in 2010, outlined an expansive framework for augmenting and leveraging U.S. "civilian power" to advance core American interests in a changing world of new threats and rising powers. This new round should concretely address another challenge: how to re-calibrate U.S. development aid given the increased involvement of countries such as China and India in this area.

For the 22nd consecutive year, on Oct. 29, 2013, the U.S. government was again put to shame at the U.N. General Assembly where 188 countries voted to condemn the U.S. embargo of Cuba. The only two countries that supported the U.S. embargo are the U.S. and Israel – with the interesting fact that Israel has full economic and diplomatic relations with Cuba!

Are sanctions working to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions?

U.S. foreign aid programs do more harm than good; in most cases they only foster dependency, encourage corruption and ultimately perpetuate poverty and poor governance

Cal Thomas writes that the death of Moammar Gadhafi may well prove a turning point for Libya, but a turn toward what?

As thousands stream into a Kenyan refugee camp, we are reminded of the need to prevent famine through foreign aid

Despite what GOP candidates for president might claim, foreign aid serves U.S. interests

The Obama administration is addicted to the idea of reasonableness, but there are times when it pays to make the other side worry.

The alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington represents a dangerous escalation of Tehran's exporting of terrorist violence that demands the strongest possible response from the international community

Why do we continue to give away billions in foreign aid when America is sinking further into debt and problems at home are rising at an alarming rate?

Exhibit advocates for change in U.S. international food-aid policy

Matthew VanDyke went to Libya in part to witness history and perhaps write about it. After being captured by Moammar Gadhafi's forces and imprisoned, he has joined the rebels fighting in the toppled strongman's final stronghold of Sirte.

A Sun article describing Palestinian frustration at the peace process ignores the Palestinian Authority's repeated rejection of peace offers.

Palestinian statehood: Obama puts the U.S. on history's bad side by opposing statehood bid at the U.N.

Towson law firm bills nearly $6,000 just for travel time in May and June

Aegis letter writer keeps up the Obama debate

Syrian President Bashar Assad will continue slaughtering his people for as long as he thinks he can get away with it

President Obama and his military commanders need to explain just what our military is accomplishing in Afghanistan and why we continue to give that country large amounts of U.S foreign aid

As painful as it might be to give money to countries with which the U.S. has policy disputes, cutting aid can prove even worse for U.S. interests

Give foreign aid only to true friends of the United States, not countries like Armenia which are sells weapons to our enemies.

As we have seen the dozen or so times Ed Reed gets his hands on the football every fall, the Ravens safety is a tough guy to track down.

U.S. reports suggest that the Obama administration has doubled down on aid to Afghanistan, pouring large sums into projects that end up undermining the counterinsurgency effort by creating a culture of entitlement and corruption.

U.S. reports suggest that the Obama administration has doubled down on aid to Afghanistan, pouring large sums into projects that end up undermining the counterinsurgency effort by creating a culture of entitlement and corruption.

Former Defense Department official says Congress will never cut unneeded arms programs on its own, so an independent commission is required

What will be the U.S. response to Syria's crimes against humanity

America's Middle East adventures have been too expensive and unproductive .

The president put the Israeli-Palestinian conflict squarely in the context of the revolution sweeping the Arab world

U.S. should no longer tolerate double dealing by its supposed ally, Pakistan

U.S., Israel should not hesitate to support ouster of Assad, who has done little to promote peace in the region

Time is right for bringing U.S. troops home

College coaches and athletic directors make big money despite recruiting and academic violations; the NCAA should institute 'clawback' provisions.

Americans see foreign aid as waste, but the rules are rigged so the spending benefits American corporations and farmers.