Americas foreign policy

Two years of “da” to a new partnership From the establishment of the Soviet Union until the last decade of the twentieth century, world politics pivoted on a complex bilateral rivalry that effectively dominated international relations. With the fall of the Soviet Union, however, the extent to which the U.S.-Russia relationship had to remain a … Read more

The silver lining of shortfalls in PEPFAR funding By many accounts, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was among the most impressive accomplishments of George W. Bush’s foreign policy. Since 2004, PEPFAR has increased the number of Africans receiving antiretroviral therapy from 50,000 to 2.5 million. Despite the program’s successes, however, PEPFAR’s funding … Read more