3D Security Initiative

There is a growing set of voices in Washington from across the political spectrum and at the highest levels calling for increased funding for development and diplomacy programs in the U.S. Foreign Aid.

Click here to read the new Senate Foreign Relations Committee report called "Embassies Grapple to Guide Foreign Aid"

In a similar move, Defense Secretary Gates also called for increased funding for foreign aid last week. Click here to read the Washington Post story.

In November 15, the 3D Security Initiative co-sponsored a roundtable on the Security-Development Nexus along with the Stimson Center and the Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation. The attached policy brief was discussed at that meeting.

-Lisa Schirch