NEW U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FLIES IN FACE OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT REALITIES

Abstract

New U.S. strategy document bids farewell to democracy, human rights, and global economic development as organizing principles for foreign policy. The World Bank estimates that climate change could force more than 200 million people into internal displacement by 2050, while UN research shows climate shocks can raise armed conflict risk by 10 to 20 percent in fragile contexts. A former USAID Foreign Service Officer, he currently teaches graduate courses on international development program design and evaluation at NYU's Center for Global Affairs and is the author of Frozen Justice: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina's Failed Transitional Justice Strategy.