Wilson Center Experts
John W. Sewell
Senior Scholar
Environmental Change and Security Program
Contact Information:
T 202/210-8858
// F 202/691-4001
Expertise:
Economics and Globalization
; Trade and Development
; Environment
; Global Governance
; International Development
Affiliation:
Author; Former President of the Overseas Development Council (ODC)
Wilson Center Project(s):
"A New Realism: Globalization, Development and American National Interests" “Development Without Aid.”
Term:
Sep 01, 2003
Aug 31, 2014
John W. Sewell is a Senior Scholar at The Wilson Center. His current research analyzes how globalization has affected American national interests in the developing world and the changes in U.S. development policy that are needed to deal with the challenges of the 21st Century. He has recently published a Wilson Center policy paper entitled "The Realpolitik of Ending Poverty: An Action Plan for American Foreign Policy." Sewell is the former President of the Overseas Development Council (ODC). He has written extensively on globalization, international development issues and American foreign policy; he also advises several projects dealing with reform of the international finance and trade architecture. He serves as Chair of the Board of New Rules for Global Finance, an NGO which works to reform international financial institutions. For many years, he served on the Board of Director of The International Center for Research on Women. He also is a member of the advisory board of Global Governance.
Major Publications
- A Memo to the Next President: Promoting American Interests Through Smarter, More Strategic Global Policies, October 2008
- "Foreign Aid Redux: Can Official Development Assistance Be Made Relevant for the 21st Century?" available at www.wilsoncenter.org
- "Poverty: Combatting the Global Crisis," The Better World Campaign (www.betterworldcampaign.org)
- "Poverty: Combating the Global Crisis", The Better World Campaign, 2008
- The Realpolitik of Ending Poverty: An Action Plan for U.S. Foreign Policy, 2007
- "Challenges Facing the WTO and Policies to Address Global Governance," co-author, The Role of the World Trade Organization in Global Governance (United Nations University Press, 2001)
- "Challenges and Priorities in the 1990s: An Alternative U.S. International Affairs Budget, FY 1993," co-editor (Overseas Development Council, July 1992)
- Growth, Exports, and Jobs in a Changing World Economy: Agenda 1988, co-editor (Transaction Books, February 1988)
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John Sewell is a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center. more
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In 2002, President Bush proposed a new initiative on foreign aid - the Millennium Challenge Account. Experts outline the initiative's principles and the challenges facing the newly-formed corporation. more
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Mexico and the G-20 Leader’s Summit in Los Cabos
May 01, 2012 // 2:45pm — 4:45pm
Mexico currently holds the presidency of the G-20 and will be hosting the upcoming Leader's Summit this June. There was a discussion on Mexico's approach to the G-20 presidency and the major issues on the agenda for the Los Cabos meeting.
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December 06, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Join a panel of business, labor, and economic experts on December 6 for a careful examination of this year’s World Bank report, "Doing Business in a More Transparent World."
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August 02, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
The outcome of the current debate over the U.S. national debts and deficits will have implications for many parts of the national budget. Panelists will discuss the impact on the budgets for USAID, Department of State, and what it could mean for U.S. development policy.
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March 02, 2004 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
In 2002, President Bush proposed a new initiative on foreign aid - the Millennium Challenge Account. Experts outline the initiative's principles and the challenges facing the newly-formed corporation.
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countries. Other important topics – notably infrastructure, especially ports and roads, and corruption – are discussed in other conference papers. It also does not include issues that are not directly related to trade and which can only be dealt with in the longer term, such as improved
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