The Peace Corps Is Broken: Here Are Ways to Fix It
On 3 April 2024, the DC-based newspaper The Hill published a short version of this co-authored essay. Here is the long version.
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Apr 62 min read
We Think the Peace Corps Needs to be Fixed
Kevin Quigley and I drafted a 3,000-word essay last summer on "The Future of the Peace Corps". A short op-ed version has just been posted on
Mar 1, 20214 min read
Getting More Eggs from Happier Hens
The Peace Corps sent me to India in 1965 to introduce modern poultry keeping. Here’s a short account of my unimpressive accomplishments.
Jul 12, 202010 min read
The Peace Corps in the Post-Pandemic World
The Covid19 pandemic forced the evacuation of all Peace Corps volunteers overseas. And prompted thoughts on the future of the Peace Corps.
Sep 30, 20160 min read
My Vietnamese Family
For a special issue about Vietnam, WorldView magazine published a piece about my year as a U.S. Navy Ensign posted to Saigon in 1963-64.
Sep 29, 20156 min read
Sustainable development needs organized volunteers
For the Brookings blog, on the adoption of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, I noted the crucial role of volunteer service.
Jun 1, 20091 min read
International Volunteer Service: A Smart Way to Build Bridges
In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with David Caprara and Kevin Quigley, we made recommendations to the Obama Administration.
Oct 22, 20084 min read
A Better Place for the Peace Corps
My essay published by the Peace Corps magazine WorldView, proposed making the Peace Corps part of an international study and service agency.
Sep 9, 20084 min read
The Peace Corps and More
This was written to get the candidates in the 2008 presidential election to commit to making the Peace Corps bigger and more effective.
Sep 4, 20081 min read
Ten Times the Peace Corps: A Smart Investment in Soft Power
In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with Kevin Quigley, we laid out the case for a Peace Corps of 80,000 volunteers.
May 31, 20064 min read
International Volunteering: Smart Power
In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with Sarah Zalud, we highlight the international volunteer programs getting federal funding.
Dec 7, 20054 min read
Reaching Out: Americans Serving Overseas
This Brooking working paper led to creating the Brookings Initiative on International Volunteer Service and the Building Bridges Coalition.
Dec 1, 200312 min read
Reconsidering the Peace Corps
To my surprise, this Brookings Policy Brief arguably had more policy impact than any other project undertaken in my 18 years at Brookings.
Oct 14, 20032 min read
The Peace Corps in a Turbulent World
This is the Brookings working paper that was boiled down to produce the Policy Brief “Reconsidering the Peace Corps”.
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