Countries Washington

• Rethinking third world relations with developed countries: does lobbying Washington D.C. reward sub-Saharan African governments?

INTRODUCTION In 2003, just before leaving his country for exile in Nigeria, former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, responding to a question from N...

• Journal of Third World Studies
• Vol. 28 Nbr. 1, March 2011

• Washington Should Be Working Together: ; Other Countries Have Acted to Solve Similar Problems

WASHINGTON - Maybe we Americans can learn from Latvia. Yes, Latvia. To the geographically challenged, Latvia is a small country (population: 2.2 million) bordering the Baltic Sea with two other tiny neighbors, Estonia and Lithuania.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• July 21, 2011

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Presents . . . Diplomacy in the Middle East: Arab Allies Push Their Own Agendas

The number of Arab governments truly antagonistic to the US dwindled to almost none once Saddam Hussein was removed from power in early 2003. However, regimes that have long been friendly to the US are increasingly reluctant to follow Washington's lead on any issue. They are not enemies of the US, but they are not faithful allies, either. They have chosen diplomacy and reconciliation in their own relations with Iran, and they have tried to act as intermediaries and peacemakers in Lebanon and Palestine. This new independence of Gulf countries will be a challenge for the next US administration. Washington can no longer assume that the Gulf countries will follow its lead even if they do not like its policies. But this new assertiveness and independence are also an opportunity for the US to...

• Harvard International Review
• Vol. 30 Nbr. 3, October 2008

• U.S. Ties Iran to Plot to Assassinate Ambassador

S. issues terror alert after Iran plot exposed WASHINGTON -- The State Department is warning Americans around the world of the potential for terrorist attacks against U.S. interests following the exposure of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. In a new worldwide travel alert issued late Tuesday, the department said the foiled scheme could be sign that Iran has adopted a "more aggressive focus" on terrorist activity. It said Iranian-sponsored attacks could include strikes in the United States, where the alleged plot against the Saudi envoy was supposed to have taken place, as well as other countries. WASHINGTON - The Obama administration accused Iranian government agents Tuesday of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the U...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• October 12, 2011

• Faith Leaders From 21 African Countries in Washington for Interfaith Summit On Africa, July 18 to 21

News Advisory: In the face of a G8 leaders summit in Petersburg this weekend focused on energy, nuclear and Middle East crises, a group of ranking African interfaith leaders and U.S. policymakers and advocates will tackle some of AfricaB9s pivotal challenges next week (Tuesday, July 18 to Friday, July 21) at the Interfaith Summit on Africa in Washington.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 15, 2006

• Erratic Global Reforms Tempt Next Banking Crisis

HONG KONG/LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Quirks in the way countries implement global pledges to toughen up financial rules may cause regulators to hit the wrong targets while failing to prevent another crisis. Regulators, bankers and exchange heads told the Reuters Future Face of Finance Summit that new rules such as the Dodd-Frank reform of Wall Street will only be effective if they are matched globally.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• March 04, 2011

• U.S. Unification at Niaf Gala Event

The National Italian American Foundation reception attended by over 3,000 guests from the business and political communities of the two countries WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hon. Giuliano Amato, Chairman of the Guarantors Committee and former Italian Prime Minister, opened the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Italy's unification on October 3rd, in Washington. The U.S. celebrations culminated with the traditional Gala organized by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in Washington at the presence of the U.S: President Barak Obama, who delivered the Keynote address.

• U.S. Newswire
• October 31, 2011

• U.S. Questions Development Bank After Troubled Gas Project in Peru

In tough economic times, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have turned to the U.S. taxpayer-supported Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for loans that help boost national productivity while protecting the environment and vulnerable people. Now the Washington-based lender, which last year suffered a billion-dollar loss after putting its money into mortgage-backed securities, wants Congress to help pay for a historic $70 billion capital increase to fund projects like development programs in Haiti and environmentally smart mining projects in the Dominican Republic.

• The Washington Times
• November 09, 2010

• American Humane Association Researcher Contributes to Study That Shows Decades of National Policies On Child Maltreatment Interventions Have Had Virtually No Effect On Child Maltreatment Levels

Study Results Published in The Lancet Include Statistics and Trends From the U.S. and Five Other High- Income Countries WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study published today in The Lancet medical journal reveals that, despite years of effort to develop and improve national policy on child maltreatment intervention in several wealthy countries, including the United States, little has changed in the overall child maltreatment trends in these countries.

• U.S. Newswire
• December 09, 2011

• State

Wondering about the budget showdowns in Washington? Can you predict the outcomes of uprisings in Arab countries? Sometimes it is a good idea to step back, take a deep breath and review the larger picture of what passes for political order. That's an invitation to read "The Origins of Political Order.

• Buffalo News
• April 25, 2011