The country's international goals, not arbitrary budget decisions, should motivate its development strategy. Since World War II, the United States has been the unquestioned global leader in foreign assistance. This position has won us friends and allies abroad and helped support American security and prosperity at home. Today, the world is vastly different from the …
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El Salvador made great economic progress after its brutal civil war ended in 1992. From 1992 to 2009, the ARENA party ran El Salvador and made marked economic improvements under three successive ARENA governments. Poverty decreased and competitiveness and investment increased between 1992 and 2004. El Salvador even reached the coveted “investment grade”credit rating per some financial evaluations[1], a status signaling minimal …
President Trump is visiting Poland on Thursday. Poland may not be going through its best moment right now with its fellow European Union countries but in the grand scheme of things, it’s a country that has gone through a remarkably successful transition. Poland’s economic growth, its stable democracy and its highly positive view of the United …
Daniel Runde 