In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde hosts Jamie Fly (President, Radio Free Europe) to discuss Radio Free Europe’s work providing free and independent media in countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. Jamie talks about overcoming interference by governments that seek to prevent the delivery …
Month: May 2020
U.S. Foreign Assistance in the Age of Strategic Competition
Historically, the United States has provided foreign assistance for reasons of enlightened self-interest—in other words, by helping developing countries fulfill their goals, the United States has also furthered its own foreign policy objectives. Since the onset of the Cold War, U.S. foreign assistance has helped many countries prosper and build freer political and economic systems. …
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Covid-19: How Is This All Going to End?
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan speaks with Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator and current director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. During the conversation, Andrew talks about his past experiences confronting epidemics while at USAID, and highlights the …
Covid-19 Demands Innovative Ideas for Financing the SDGs
THE ISSUE The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the challenges to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and highlights the need for a shared framework for tackling global challenges. No country in the world is on track to meet all the goals by 2030, and collective action is needed to make real progress.1 Even before the …
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