Myanmar: Conversing in the Streets of Yangon
July 22, 2016 4 min. read

Talking to locals in Burmese coffee shops reveals optimism about Myanmar’s future and its fledgling relationship with the West.

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Anti-Imperialist Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013)
October 22, 2013 3 min. read

General Vo Nguyen Giap, anti-imperialist hero and commander of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the struggle against French colonialism and America’s decade long war against his country died on October 4. He was 102. Giap was a self-taught military strategist who masterminded the sensational victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. […]

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Global Philanthropy Round-Up
May 1, 2009 2 min. read

Hudson Institute released the Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2009.   The full report and executive summary are available.  Once again, the Index shows that Remittances are a larger percentage of U.S. Economic Engagement in Developing Countries than Official Development Assistance and Private Philanthropy.  Private capital flows are slightly higher.  The Index confirms that […]

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