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Washington Politics

Debate: Slashing studies, research aid will doom US foreign policy

If the administration truly wants to focus on our hemisphere we need to deepen the bench of specialists, not wipe it out

hive mind
Washington Politics

Debate: Federal funding fuels failing foreign policy hive mind

Govt-funded NGOs, media, and think tanks now under fire have been controlling narratives within the US and imposing values globally

JD Vance
QiOSK

Poll: Americans underwhelmed by Trump foreign policy

But the president gets GOP backing for closing USAID and leaving the Paris agreement

Nigerian soldier Boko Haram
Africa

Nigeria’s war on Boko Haram has more than a USAID problem

Officials' foreign aid grievances should not distract from their failure to address the insurgency's resilience

The US left landmines in Vietnam. An aid freeze won't erase that.
Asia-Pacific

The US left landmines in Vietnam. An aid freeze won't erase that.

Southeast Asia is still riddled with unexploded American bombs and effects of Agent Orange, both of which USAID programs were helping to mitigate.

Ravi Agrawal  Samantha Power
QiOSK

'Humanitarian superstar' Samantha Power admits Gaza is a loss

The outgoing head of USAID all but acknowledges the Biden admin failed to use leverage to stop civilian carnage