Thank you to all for attending the 2nd Annual Neutral Development Project Golf Tournament! The event was held on Friday, October 17th 2008 at Stow Acres Country Club. The weather turned out great and we were able to raise approximately $1,500 towards our next project!
I would also like to send a special thank you to the […]
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How to contain radical Islam
The best global strategy for the US may be the one that won the Cold War
By Commander Philip Kapusta and Captain Donovan Campbell | July 27, 2008
A recent piece published by The Boston Globe points out the similarities between the United States’ fight against communism during the Cold War and the current […]
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A recent article from ForeignPolicy.com points to the benefits of “smarter farming”, as seen in Uganda in recent years. A symbiotic combination of more farming and a bit of protectionist trade policy has dramactically increased the country’s independence from foreign aid and stimulated the domestic economy. The success of the farming community in Uganda confirms The Neutral Development […]
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The Wall Street Journal recently published an article covering an interview with Bill Gates, whose views reflect those of The Neutral Development Project.
Bill Gates Issues Call
For Kinder Capitalism
Famously Competitive, Billionaire Now Urges Business to Aid the Poor
By ROBERT A. GUTH
January 24, 2008; Page A1
Free enterprise has been good to Bill Gates. But later today, the Microsoft Corp. chairman […]
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In response to an a January 2008 article by The Economist, “A Very African Coup”, concerning the humanitarian crisis in Kenya, Sir Edward Clay, the British high commissioner to Kenya from 2001 to 2005, warned that the recent election-driven violence was a result of two underlying problems:
“First, there has undoubtedly been a serious breach of Kenya’s […]
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An article published by Scott Johnson of Newsweek International highlights the U.S. Government’s recognition of humanitarian aid as a preventative form of counterterrorism. As for the “Peace Corps with a weapon” concept, The Neutral Development Project makes no comment. Nonetheless, an interesting article:
Taking the war on terror to Africa
The United States is planning a new […]
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The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) is a non-state armed group (NSAG) that operates in eastern Ethiopia. Regardless of whether or not their cause is just or constructive, what drives them is clear:
“When I realized that there is no education, no health services, no development, and children don’t go to school, I knew that there were […]
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In late July The Economist published an article entitled “A Computer in Every Pot”, which talks about the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, an initiative to provide a low-cost laptop to the poorest children in the most austere locations. The effort has been spearheaded by Nicholas Negroponte, co-founder of the Media Laboratory at the […]
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Four Islamist terrorists were given life sentences this week for plotting to explode bombs on London’s transport system on July 21st 2005 (two weeks after suicide-bombers killed 56 people). All four men were originally from the Horn of Africa.
From the BBC (January 2006):
21 July plot suspects: Charges in full
Of those arrested over the […]
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The first annual Neutral Development fundraiser was a complete success! Our expections were surpassed in terms of both turnout and total funds raised. Everyone had a great time, and what’s more, it was all for a great cause. The official numbers will be published soon, but it’s looking like we sold more […]
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