"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.

"Center for Strategic and International Studies."

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.