Afghanistan goes to the polls on Sept. 28. Despite the daily drumbeat of negative headlines, Afghanistan has made great strides in the last decade by any political, economic, or social standards. These elections would allow Afghans to consolidate those gains. The current government mandate ended in May; in other words, the current government has gone …

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Infrastructure is the backbone of any functioning modern economy. Telecommunications, transportation, and uninterrupted access to electricity are all vital for countries looking to transform themselves into knowledge-based economies with growing middle-classes. It is in everyone’s interest for this to happen in the developing world: Increasing the world’s infrastructure capacity in a sustainable and transparent manner …

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The board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) should approve a critical Argentine oil and gas project on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Vaca Muerta deal is geo-strategic, financially sound, and reduces poverty. The project will create both American and Argentine jobs, will contribute to changing the economic model of Argentina, will lead to an …

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