Tag Archives : foreign aid

Pakistan has sealed its fate, to the tune of millions of dollars. It finally got what it wanted, or what it said it needed. Zardari just has to deliver now. Pakistan’s proxy mission for the West: to take on the Taliban and al-Qaeda inside Pakistan in a struggle in which there are no guarantees of success. The US Senate has unanimously passed the [...]

During much of June, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai traveled abroad to seek aid for his ailing country. He received mostly warm support from the US and Europe. However, he failed to convince donors to come in with substantial aid to help Zimbabwe’s economy which is in ruins. The reason: aid givers are wary of the overstaying dictator [...]

The term Third World should not be based on any political or economic criteria. Whose arbitrary criteria are those, anyway? But there may be common characteristics today, post-Cold War, among so-called ‘Third World’ countries. The aggregate term ‘Third World’ has come to mean: 1. The demand and receipt of foreign aid (more aptly called Western [...]

Bill Gates wants to appear at the World Economic Forum. On such occasions, he gets the opportunity to present his unique thoughts such as ‘creative capitalism.’ What Bill Gates wants is to make a positive dent in world affairs. He thinks he can make a difference. In reality, he has been making a difference. Far and away from his old world at Microsoft, [...]