Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.

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We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel...

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

Democracy fascinates me.

Democracy fascinates me.

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...