The Trump administration wants foreign aid to strengthen U.S. power or be eliminated.
The Triumph of Realism in Foreign Aid
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Foreign Aid
The End of U.S. Soft Power?
Trump’s effort to end U.S. foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater.
Ten Steps Biden Can Take Toward Peace
Joe Biden’s foreign policy cabinet runs from establishment to hawkish. Here’s where pressure could make a big difference.
The Next Ebola Epidemic
International slow-walking — and threatened cuts to aid from the Trump administration — could exacerbate a burgeoning ebola outbreak in the Congo.
Don’t Turn Foreign Aid Over to the Heritage Foundation
A “Trumpified” USAID will now rate countries’s suitability for aid based on criteria developed by a far-right think tank… that wants to end development aid.
The Hunger President
As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.
Why Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.
The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
Your Tax Dollars Are Enabling Police Brutality in Egypt
Washington wants to loosen its human rights aid restrictions even as Egyptian security forces killed 500 people in their custody last year.
Zika is a Reproductive Rights Issue
Several countries afflicted by the Zika virus are asking women to delay getting pregnant. Yet local laws — and U.S. foreign aid rules — make it impossible for many to get a safe abortions.
Foreign Agents
Some international NGOs promote universal norms and values while others advance the interests of governments. Is it possible to create space for one kind without the other?