"Center for Strategic and International Studies."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Strobe Talbott and John Hamre -- A unified framework for U.S. foreign assistance / Lael Brainard -- Organizing U.S. foreign assistance to meet twenty-first century challenges / Lael Brainard -- What role for U.S. assistance in the fight against global HIC/AIDS? / J. Stephen Morrison -- Strengthening U.S. development assistance / Steven Radelet -- Humanitarian assistance expands in scale and scope / Steven Hansch -- Development in the shadow of conflict / Patrick Cronin -- The changing complexion of security and strategic assistance in the twenty-first century / Patrick Cronin and Tarek Ghani -- Removing impediments to an effective partnership with Congress / Charles Flickner -- Foreign aid reform commissions, task forces, and initiatives : from Kennedy to the present / Larry Nowels -- Reforming development assistance : lessons from the U.K. experience / Owen Barder -- Conclusion and recommendations / Lael Brainard -- Appendixes. A. Contributors to the Brookings-CSIS Task Force on Transforming Foreign Assistance in the 21st Century -- B. List of legislation, strategic objectives, and organizations involved with foreign assistance.

"Assesses the current structures of foreign assistance and makes recommendations for efficient coordination. Drawing on expertise from the full range of foreign aid agencies, examines foreign assistance across four categories: security, economic, humanitarian, and political"--Provided by publisher.