Redesigning foreign aid

The traditional goals of U.S. foreign aid-promoting U.S. security and foste ring development in poor countries-are no longer as pressing after the Cold War. Washington must revamp its approach to aid and address new, urgent pr iorities: shoring up peacekeeping efforts in such places as the Middle East and the Balkans; easing the transition to globalization; tackling transnat ional environmental crises and diseases; and improving the quality of life for the world's neediest. This new diplomacy will not only transform U.S. a id but bolster its relevance to American interests and values in a rapidly changing world.