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The Global War on Terror and U'S' Development Assistance : Usaid Allocation By Country, 1998-2005
Moss, Todd J.; Standley, Scott; Roodman, David - 2007
contribution in Iraq, and relative share of Muslim population. We find that any major changes in aid allocation related to the GWOT … strategic allies in the GWOT, perhaps at the expense of anti-poverty programs. In this paper we assess changes in country … the GWOT, including the presence of foreign terrorist groups, sharing a border with a state sponsor of terrorism, troop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014050871
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Oppressive governments, US closeness, and anti-US terrorism : conference paper
Gries, Thomas; Meierrieks, Daniel; Redlin, Margarete - 2014 - (Draft version, do not cite: 2014-02-28)
transnational terrorism. What conditions motivate these terrorist activities? Are there specific characteristics in the terrorists … home countries that provide a breeding ground for anti-US terrorism? In particular, we ask whether oppressive and bad … oppressiveness and US closeness are important determinants of anti-US terrorism. Furthermore, both effects do not seem completely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489839
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Trade liberalization, economic activity, and political violence in the Global South : evidence from PTAs
Amodio, Francesco; Baccini, Leonardo; Chiovelli, Giorgio; … - 2023
This paper investigates the impact of agricultural trade liberalization on economic activity and political violence in emerging countries. We use data on all Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) signed between 25 low- and middle-income countries and their high-income trade partners between 1995...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014246721
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The Logic of Border Fortification in the Global South
Blair, Christopher W. - 2022
Policymakers often justify border hardening as a response to insecurity. However, evidence for security-based explanations of border fortification is limited. Instead, research points to political economy drivers like cross-border income inequality, migration, and populism. I argue that these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014079464
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Fragile States and U.S. Foreign Assistance : Show Me the Money
Brown, Kaysie - 2007
engaging them. Excluding funding for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and HIV/AIDS, the administration's FY07 budget request …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012730183
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Sectarian Aid, Sanctions and Subnational Development
Arbatli, Cemal Eren; Gomtsyan, David - 2021
Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon, is believed to receive a significant amount of informal funding from Iran. In this paper we evaluate whether this funding has had any economically meaningful effect on subnational development in Lebanon. Since the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013241134
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Which countries help Ukraine and how? : introducing the Ukraine support tracker
Antezza, Arianna; Frank, André; Frank, Pascal; Franz, Lukas - 2022
This paper introduces the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022. We measure support from Western governments, namely by G7 and European Union member countries. Due to our focus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013184140
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The Ukraine support tracker : which countries help Ukraine and how?
Antezza, Arianna; Frank, André; Frank, Pascal; Franz, Lukas - 2022 - This is the second version of the paper and database
This paper presents the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. This second version covers the period January 24 until April 23, 2022. We measure support from Western governments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013190872
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The Ukraine support tracker : which countries help Ukraine and how?
Antezza, Arianna; Frank, André; Frank, Pascal; Franz, Lukas - 2022 - This is the third version (May 18, 2022) of the paper and database
This paper presents the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. This third version covers government commitments between January 24 and May 10, 2022. We now track support by 37...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198980
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The Ukraine support tracker : which countries help Ukraine and how?
Antezza, Arianna; Frank, André; Frank, Pascal; Franz, Lukas - 2022 - This is the fourth version of the paper and database
This paper presents the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. This fourth version covers government commitments made between January 24 and June 7, 2022 and has a new detailed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013259211