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Oil Industry Must Stop Supporting Secrecy, Say Financial Transparency and Anti-Poverty Groups

by Clark Gascoigne

02-14-12

Anti-poverty groups and supporters of financial transparency urge the oil industry to drop its attacks on a new law that will reduce corruption and reveal the money trail... Read More »

Mexico Hemorrhages US$872 Billion to Crime, Corruption, Tax Evasion from 1970-2010

by Clark Gascoigne

01-30-12

A new report by Global Financial Integrity finds that Mexico lost more than US$872 billion in illicit financial flows between 1970 and 2010. The study recommends... Read More »

Despite Global Financial Crisis, Illicit Financial Outflows from Developing World Remain High

by Clark Gascoigne

12-15-11

Developing countries lost US$903 billion in illicit financial outflows in 2009 despite the massive slowdown in economic activity which rocked world markets in late 2008, finds a new study by Global Financial Integrity... Read More »

Not too poor for the wars

Matthew Hoh quoted

02-22-12

War. Wars. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The drumbeat for war in Iran... Read More »

Budget cuts slowing production of Lockheed's F-35

William D. Hartung quoted

02-16-12

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program is slated for national and international cuts that would slow production of the aircraft and could impact the work done at the company’s Marietta plant... Read More »

Bill Gates Joins Push for Strong SEC Rule on Extractive Industries

Heather Lowe quoted

02-15-12

"It’s up to the companies to identify and cite the laws in foreign countries that prohibit them providing this kind of disclosure, so that is their burden and they have not met it."... Read More »

What's the Real Truth about the War in Afghanistan?

Matthew Hoh interviewed

02-08-12

An Army Lieutenant Colonel praised by superiors for his "devotion to mission accomplishment" says reports of "progress" in Afghanistan are Pentagon spin. We hear from him and others... Read More »

Officer Blows Whistle on Afghan War

Matthew Hoh interviewed

02-07-12

Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis just submitted a classified report to members of Congress, arguing that the Department of Defense has intentionally and consistently misled the American people and Congress when it comes to measuring progress and conduct in what is now America's longest war. Lt. Col. Davis and Matthew Hoh with the Center for International Policy discuss.... Read More »

US Seeks to End Combat in Afghanistan by 2013

Matthew Hoh interviewed

02-02-12

Matthew Hoh of the Center for International Policy and The Atlantic's Steve Clemons join Hardball to discuss the significance of the announcement... Read More »

Report Launch--Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances and the Underground Economy

01-30-12 | Global Financial Integrity 1319 18th Street N.W. Second Floor Ballroom Washington, D.C. 20036

Join the Center for International Policy's Global Financial Integrity Program for the launch of the forthcoming economic report, Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances and the Underground Economy... Read More »

Honoring Colombia’s Victims and Human Rights Defenders

12-20-11 | Washington Office on Latin America, 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington D.C. 20036

Join us for a powerful event honoring Colombia's victims and human rights defenders... Read More »

A Call for Cuba's Removal from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

12-01-11 | Zinger Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC

Join CIP and the Latin America Working Group for a conference on the lack of evidence to keep Cuba on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and its effect on U.S. goals and interests... Read More »

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  • Rethinking Iran and the Bomb

    Response by Harry Blaney

    02-08-12

    We are getting again into the silly season of politics trumping good sense and reality on security policy. The Iran issue has many levels of complexity, uncertainty, and contingencies, as well as clear dangers and a number of options or approaches. The main problem is the desire of some to drive the debate and work towards a single thrusting action of preemptive war. The time has come to stand back a bit and give thought to not only the options “on the table,” as President Obama said, but also about what can accomplish our goals with the least cost to human lives and the fewest serious unintended consequences.

  • Pentagon Budget: Managerial Shifts, Not Major Changes

    Response by William Hartung

    01-27-12

    Although it will no doubt draw howls of anguish from the arms lobby on Capitol Hill, the Pentagon's five year plan as outlined today represents a modest and long overdue course correction. A budget that grows 7% in nominal terms and falls by only 1.6% in real terms over the next five years is not only manageable, it is far too timid to adequately address the twin goals of strategic reform and deficit reduction.

  • Sate of the Union Address

    Response by Stephen Miles

    01-25-12

    Last night the President reminded the nation of the interconnectedness of our national security with countless domestic concerns. As the President said, for the first time in 9 years, there are no American troops fighting in Iraq, freeing up billions of dollars for nation building here at home and paying down our debt. But we can do even better. In the days ahead, as we hear about how we can’t afford key domestic programs, remember that we are tragically still wasting $2 billion every week in Afghanistan.

  • Cuba in the Republican Debate

    Response by Wayne Smith

    01-24-12

    At the GOP primary debate in Tampa, Florida on January 23, moderator Brain Williams asked the four Republican candidates what they would do if informed that Fidel Castro had just died. Ron Paul was the only one with a sensible comment, but the hostile comments of hte other three were not surprising--especially in view of the fact that the Republican primaries are to be held in Florida at the end of this month. Romney, Gingrich and Santorum could be expected to play to what they expect to be a hard-line Cuban-American vote. The majority of Cuban-Americans strongly favor Obama's open travel policy that gives them the freedom to visit their families on the island whenever they would like, and are even more in favor of the unlimited remittances they can send to those families. It will be interesting to see if this alters the voting patterns of the past.

  • Sen. Merkley's Bipartisan Amendment - An Opportunity

    Response by Stephen Miles

    11-18-11

    Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recently introduced a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act calling for an accelerated drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. While the President's plan to draw down 33,000 troops by next Fall is a welcome start, tens of thousands of soldiers will remain in Afghanistan fighting a war that even their commanders admit has only a political solution. By supporting Sen. Merkley's bipartisan amendment, the Senate has a tremendous opportunity to stand with the majority of Americans who want to bring our troops home now.