March 31, 2008
CGD deputy director for outreach and policy Sarah Jane Staats considers the development policy implications of a major foreign policy speech in which Senator John McCain vowed to use public diplomacy, development assistance, law enforcement training, expansion of economic opportunity, and robust intelligence capabilities to preserve U.S. interests. The presumed Republican nominee for U.S. president said that international good citizenship is crucial for improving America's security and image in the world.