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 »
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 »
12-01-11
The Center for International Policy and the Latin America Working Group convened a conference today calling for the removal of Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism... Read More »
Matthew Hoh quoted
02-02-12
U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions... Read More »
Global Financial Integrity quoted
01-30-12
Global Financial Integrity, a program of the Center for International Policy, a Washington-based think tank, said Monday that its analysis found that $872 billion in proceeds from crime... Read More »
Raymond Baker quoted
01-30-12
Mexico lost $872 billion between 1970 and 2010, the Washington-based advocacy organization Global Financial Integrity said in an 80-page report... Read More »
William D. Hartung interviewed
01-26-12
William Hartung with the Center for International Policy says big contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman already make both. But drones cost one-fifth, or less, than fighter planes... Read More »
William D. Hartung interviewed
01-26-12
William Hartung joins us to examine the numbers game and the astronomically expensive and useless weapons programs that are not being cut... Read More »
William D. Hartung interviewed
01-09-12
Watch William Hartung's interview with Democracy Now! about Obama's new military strategy... Read More »
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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 »
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Response by
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.
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.
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.
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.
Response by Wayne Smith
11-14-11
During a visit in Havana last week, I found what seems to be a new sense of confidence among the Cuban people that the government is serious about its economic reforms and that they may indeed lead to a new and more productive system. This seems to be inspired in part by the new laws that permit the sale of real estate (truly a major step) and cars. And then there seems to be a growing realization that dropping people off the government payroll and encouraging them to find employment (or create it) in the private sector could have dramatic consequences – especially as the newly-permitted unlimited remittances from relatives in the United States could fund new enterprises. New shops and services are already appearing. As one Cuban put it, “we Cubans are natural entrepreneurs. With funds provided by our relatives in the U.S., we could build a new and prosperous private sector.”
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