By Peter Bell In late April, Sherine Jayawickrama’s post Great Expectations, Rising Impatience: A Watershed Moment for U.S. Foreign Assistance posed several questions. Steve Feldstein responded to her question related to the evident imbalance among the 3Ds (defense, diplomacy and development).  This post provides a different perspective on the question. I appreciate Steve Feldstein’s effort [...]

By Steve Feldstein In late April, Sherine Jayawickrama’s post Great Expectations, Rising Impatience: A Watershed Moment for U.S. Foreign Assistance posed several questions. This post responds to her question related to the evident imbalance among the 3Ds (defense, diplomacy and development).   I think there are several different ways to approach this issue.  On the one [...]

By Sherine Jayawickrama On April 21, a panel on Seizing Opportunities to Enhance U.S. Aid Effectiveness brought NGO and U.S. government perspectives together in a lively exchange (video below and blog post follows).  Professor Nicholas Burns, from the Harvard Kennedy School, moderated the panel.  Panelists were: Steve Feldstein, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. [...]