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Peru’s Coca Plant Eradication Put on Hold
President Ollanta Humala announced a change in the drug policy. Placing on hold the forcible eradication of coca plants in the Vrae area, a valley noted for its cocaine production from the coca plant,...
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10 Ways to Make Every Foreign Aid Dollar Count
Public opinion about U.S. foreign assistance has remained unchanged for many decades. It is still not unusual for people to choose foreign aid when it comes to deciding where to cut funding to reduce...
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Reassessing Counterterrorism
The recent and increasingly aggressive Boko Haram attacks in Northern Nigeria have forced United States’ foreign policy makers to reassess their current counterterrorism strategies. Boko Haram, an...
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What is the FORTE Act?
Human trafficking is an inhumane act against fundamental human rights. It is sad but true that people are smuggled and traded like commodities and slaves. According to the report from the United...
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In New Bill, LGBT Rights Foreign Policy Priority
Senator Edward Markey (D – Mass.) has introduced a new bill, known as the International Human Rights Defense Act, to the Senate that would commit the U.S. to protecting the rights of members of the...
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Clinton Drifts from Obama’s Foreign Policy
In an interview last Sunday with The Atlantic, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greatly distanced herself from President Obama’s foreign policy views. Discussing her opinions with Jeffrey...
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The Ruble in the Rubble
Economies of the world, listen up: the Russian economy is on the verge of a collapse with the fall of the ruble, which fell to a record low of 80 to the dollar on Tuesday, December 15, 2014. Over a...
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The Difference Between Urgent and Important Foreign Policy Goals
Though the specific goals of U.S. foreign policy have varied with different administrations, the United States’ experience with isolationism in the twentieth century has ushered in a new and more...
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Tools for Achieving Foreign Policy Goals
Foreign policy is the manner in which a country behaves toward other members of the international community. It involves a state setting an agenda and using its resources to achieve established goals....
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All You Need to Know About Soft Power
What is it? Soft power is a term that was coined in the late 1980s by Joseph S. Nye Jr., an American political scientist. As Foreign Affairs states, soft power refers to the ability of a country to...
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Why You Should Vote for a Candidate With Foreign Policy Experience
I expect that you, like most Americans, are beginning to ponder who you’re going to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. If this is the case, then you might also be causally conversing...
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Immigration, Labor Markets and the Impoverished
Immigration policy and reform have been on the minds of many policymakers for years, not only in the United States, but also, particularly, in Western Europe. The issue is of increasing importance for...
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Long Beach Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in volunteer opportunities to help end global poverty? The Borgen Project is looking to hire passionate individuals in Long Beach, CA for a telecommute role. The Borgen Project is a...
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New Haven Volunteers Ops
Looking for volunteer opportunities to help end global poverty in New Haven, CT? The Borgen Project is looking to hire passionate, globally minded individuals in New Haven for a telecommuter...
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What Bernie Sanders Could Mean For Global Poverty
Bernie Sanders has been dubbed the “underdog Democrat” in this presidential election. As a committed ally to labor unions and the middle class, Sanders is determined to run a campaign financially...
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US-Cuba Relations: A New Future for Cuba
After 54 years of severed diplomatic ties, the United States and Cuba, once bitter Cold War enemies, demonstrated their newfound diplomacy by reopening each other’s embassies this past Monday. It is...
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Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
The ‘Global Magnitsky Human Rights Act’ is a bill currently in the Foreign Relations Senate committee. Sponsored by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D), the bill’s intent is to “impose sanctions with respect...
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Legislation to Watch
Legislation is one major factor that keeps the United States strong. Without rules and regulations, we simply wouldn’t be the United States. That being said, the year of 2015 has been chock full of...
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The World Bank Is Fighting Poverty With Surveys
Surveys are one way that the world measures a variety of information. The aim of these data compilations is to improve the quality of a product or service provided. When looking back on areas that...
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Electrify Africa Act Signed Into Law
President Obama has signed into law the Electrify Africa Act of 2015, which will bring electricity to millions in Africa. About two-thirds of people in Africa do not have access to reliable power,...
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