foreign aid

Our journal focuses on relationships between development, foreign aid, health care and Africa. Articulate is a forum for students to contribute to, as well as make, the debates in international development. Undergraduate students remain a vital, untapped force that can bring new ideas, perspectives, and concepts into the development dialogue.  Read More »

Here’s a tough thought that I have been analyzing. It’s quite drastic and not something I personally support, but here it is:

What if we let natural selection do its job and let the poor, war-stricken, and starving people die? It sounds terrible, I know, but bear with me.  Read More »

This problem is very complicated. How can America cut all foreign aid and stop the war in Iraq to save money with this 9 trillion dollars debt, Our government created this huge problem for us

These are a few of my ideas on how to cut foreign policy and aid:  Read More »

Tired of the World’s Opinion.  Read More »

Got an exciting term paper? Wish you were published? Looking for a way to get your arguments heard?

S.C.O.U.T. B.A.N.A.N.A., in conjunction with Michigan State University's African Studies Center and Office of International Development, invites you to submit a manuscript to Articulate: Undergraduate Scholarship Applied to International Development.  Read More »

Bush is enjoying widespread praise in Africa, likely a welcome relief from his dismal approval ratings hovering around 30% in the United States. Do you know why he's there? And are his stated motivations all that lurks behind the millions of dollars pouring into strategic African nations?  Read More »

The United States currently has a global gag rule in place that indicates non-government organizations cannot use funding from any country for the purpose of abortion. The consequnce of doing so will result in the U.S. cutting off all aid to that organization.  Read More »