What is USAID? Explaining the U.S. foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is USAID? Explaining the U.S. foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it

The Hindu  

Dozens of senior officials were put on leave. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas which has left aid organizations agonizing over whether they can continue with programs such as nutritional assistance for malnourished infants and children. Mr. Rubio said the administration’s aim was a program-by-program review of which projects make “America safer, stronger or more prosperous.” The decision to shut down U.S.-funded programs during the 90-day review meant the U.S. was “getting a lot more cooperation” from recipients of humanitarian, development and security assistance, Mr. Rubio said. In a 2017 social media post, Mr. Rubio said foreign assistance was “not charity,” that the U.S. “must make sure it is well spent” and called foreign aid “critical to our national security.” In 2023, Mr. Rubio Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has launched a sweeping effort empowered by Mr. Trump to fire government workers and cut trillions in government spending. About 6 in 10 U.S. adults said the U.S. government was spending “too much” overall on foreign aid, according to a March 2023 AP-NORC poll.

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America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID
5 days, 12 hours ago

America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID

Hindustan Times  

Three European allies provided millions of dollars that the United States was supposed to spend for low-income countries. America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID Government officials from Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands told The Associated Press that a combined $15 million they contributed for joint development work overseas has been parked at the …

Trump Officials Circulate Plan That Would Overhaul USAID
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump Officials Circulate Plan That Would Overhaul USAID

Hindustan Times  

A memorial was placed beneath the covered seal of the U.S. Agency for International Development at its Washington headquarters last month. The Trump administration is crafting plans to reorganize the U.S. Agency for International Development, which had been dismantled by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to a memo detailing the plans. The agency would be renamed the U.S. …

The Real Threat to American Soft Power
2 weeks ago

The Real Threat to American Soft Power

Bloomberg  

Americans have all kinds of misconceptions about their government’s spending on foreign aid. They picture corrupt officials in distant capitals pocketing American largesse, even though most aid flows through carefully monitored NGOs and multilateral institutions. They dismiss it as wasteful, although there’s compelling evidence that American assistance has dramatically reduced hunger, disease and premature death. This widespread ignorance explains why …

USAID’s demise raises fears for millions of lives across the Global South
2 weeks, 1 day ago

USAID’s demise raises fears for millions of lives across the Global South

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – Until recently, Southeast Asia’s Mekong sub-region seemed to be on track to reach its goal of eliminating malaria by 2030. “We were throwing all our resources at, but by stopping this, malaria is going to spill back into Southeast Asia and the Mekong sub-region,” Alexandra Wharton-Smith, who worked on USAID’s Myanmar programme until being laid off by …

Canada pledges $272.1 million aid for Bangladesh as USAID funding halts
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Canada pledges $272.1 million aid for Bangladesh as USAID funding halts

Op India  

On 9th March, Canada’s Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen, announced a new foreign aid package worth $272.1 million to fund development projects in Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific region. The Liberal government’s decision is being seen as a reflection of its approach to foreign aid, specifically in contrast to recent funding cuts announced by the United States. Contrast with US …

Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad, a federal judge ruled, saying the administration could no longer simply sit on the tens of billions of dollars that Congress has appropriated for foreign aid. Rubio …

How Americans May Feel the Slashing of USAID
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How Americans May Feel the Slashing of USAID

Politico  

This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. This is the type of thing where if you lose educational services and you have young people without a school to attend, then they’re going to turn to activities that could fuel crime. In addition, because most of USAID’s staff was put on leave and there have been technical issues with …

Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says

LA Times  

Lane Pollack, center, of Rockville, Md., a senior learning advisor at USAID for 14 years, is consoled by a co-worker after being given 15 minutes to clear out her belongings from the USAID headquarters, Feb. 28 in Washington. President Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad, a federal judge ruled, …

Secretary Of State Rubio Says Purge Of USAID Complete, Almost All Gone
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Secretary Of State Rubio Says Purge Of USAID Complete, Almost All Gone

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department. Rubio’s social media post Monday said that review was now “officially ending,” …

USAID cancels 83 percent of contracts for not meeting Washington's interest, says Marco Rubio
2 weeks, 4 days ago

USAID cancels 83 percent of contracts for not meeting Washington's interest, says Marco Rubio

Hindustan Times  

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had officially canceled 83% of USAID’s contracts and that his agency will administer its few remaining programs. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio would assume control of the remaining contracts, “in consultation with Congress.” “The 5200 contracts that are now canceled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve,, …

Secretary of State Rubio says purge at USAID complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Secretary of State Rubio says purge at USAID complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi last month. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department. President …

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump

Al Jazeera  

Administration of US President Donald Trump has targeted USAID as part of his efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’. “The 5,200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve,, the core national interests of the United States,” Rubio wrote in a post on the social media platform X. Rubio …

US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill
3 weeks ago

US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill

Associated Press  

Charitable organizations that relied on U.S. foreign assistance are looking to different private and public donors now that the Trump administration suspended nearly all foreign aid contracts. The United States was the world’s largest single funder of foreign aid, and neither other governments nor private foundations are in position to fill the gap, according to program executives, aid researchers and …

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leave
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leave

Hindustan Times  

* USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leave Enrich warns of preventable deaths due to USAID dismantling * Trump's aid freeze affects Ebola, malaria, and tuberculosis efforts * DOGE blocks USAID payments despite waiver for lifesaving aid By Andrea Shalal March 2 - A senior official with the U.S. …

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump move, put on leave: Report
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump move, put on leave: Report

India Today  

A senior official with the US Agency for International Development in an email on Sunday warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths -- only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to say that he had been placed on leave. Nicholas Enrich, USAID's acting assistant administrator for global health, in the …

What the US Aid Freeze Means for China
3 weeks, 5 days ago

What the US Aid Freeze Means for China

The Diplomat  

One of the first acts of U.S. President Donald Trump upon returning to office was to freeze foreign aid. USAID’s now-defunct webpage, as archived on the “Wayback Machine” website, stressed that “No USAID assistance is provided to or through the PRC government or Chinese Communist Party.” That said, it’s hard to imagine that U.S. funding to Tibet – an area …

Trump’s USAID Bombshell: How Foreign Aid Sparked a Political Row between BJP and Congress
1 month ago

Trump’s USAID Bombshell: How Foreign Aid Sparked a Political Row between BJP and Congress

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 28, 2025 20:36 IST - 9 MINS READ A series of public statements by US President Donald Trump on USAID funds channelled towards voter turnout in India has drawn Indian political parties into an unseemly row. Speaking at a Governors’ working session in Washington, Trump dropped a bombshell when he declared that $21 million was going to …

USAID squeeze: Trump’s cut-back of aid is a wake-up call for India
1 month ago

USAID squeeze: Trump’s cut-back of aid is a wake-up call for India

Live Mint  

Donald Trump seems to be in a tearing hurry to make America great again. Yet, that’s precisely what appears to be happening—as a fallout of the US President’s decision to immediately halt all programmes of the world’s biggest aid agency, USAID, pending a 90-day audit. This week, Elon Musk, head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, admitted that the USAID …

U.S. cuts overseas aid contracts by more than 90%
1 month ago

U.S. cuts overseas aid contracts by more than 90%

Raw Story  

The United States has slashed its multi-year aid contracts by 92 percent, as it sought around $60 billion in savings in development and overseas humanitarian programs, the State Department said Wednesday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office, demanding a 90-day freeze on all US foreign aid to give his administration time to review …

Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show
1 month ago

Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show

The Hindu  

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world. In the federal court filings Wednesday, nonprofits owed money on contracts with USAID describe both Trump political appointees and members of Musk’s teams terminating USAID’s contracts around the world …

Donald Trump administration to cut 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
1 month ago

Donald Trump administration to cut 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

Hindustan Times  

In a big move after freezing the US Agency for International Development fundings, the Donald Trump administration has now decided to slash over 90% of the agency’s foreign aid contracts, reported The Washington Free Beacon. Among the USAID grants, the Trump administration has decided to slash as many as 5,800 aid contracts valued at $54 billion, which accounts for 92 …

Thousands of USAID workers get only 15 minutes to clear workspaces as agency is dismantled
1 month ago

Thousands of USAID workers get only 15 minutes to clear workspaces as agency is dismantled

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Thousands of US Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thursday and Friday to clear out their workspaces. Trump and Musk have moved swiftly to shutter the foreign aid agency, calling its programs out of line with …

Trump administration says it's cutting 90 per cent of USAID foreign aid contracts
Top News
1 month ago

Trump administration says it's cutting 90 per cent of USAID foreign aid contracts

New Indian Express  

Trump on January 20 ordered what he said would be a 90-day program-by-program review of which foreign assistance programs deserved to continue, and cut off all foreign assistance funds almost overnight. The funding freeze has stopped thousands of U.S.-funded programs abroad, and the administration and Musk's Department of Government Efficiency teams have pulled the majority of USAID staff off the …

Trump administration says it’s cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
1 month ago

Trump administration says it’s cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the majority of U.S. development and humanitarian help abroad. …

Mali govt says USAID was trying to destabilise the country by funding terrorist networks
1 month ago

Mali govt says USAID was trying to destabilise the country by funding terrorist networks

Op India  

Amid debates over USAID using its funds to interfere in internal matters of various countries, the West African nation of Mali has said that it has been denouncing USAID funding accusing it of misusing the so-called development schemes as instruments of destabilization and subversion of the country by funding terrorist networks. US taxpayer dollars were going to be spent on …

Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding
1 month ago

Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding

Al Jazeera  

Nonprofits and businesses have argued that a 90-day foreign aid freeze under Trump has left US government bills unpaid. The administration of President Donald Trump has argued it cannot meet an impending deadline to release frozen funds for foreign aid, despite a court order mandating that it do so. On February 13, Judge Ali had called for the Trump administration …

US judge issues deadline for Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds
1 month ago

US judge issues deadline for Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds

Al Jazeera  

The judge said that the administration had failed to comply with earlier orders that the funds be unfrozen. A federal judge has ordered the administration of US President Donald Trump to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients by the end of Wednesday. Former USAID officials and humanitarian workers have condemned Trump’s move, warning that the demise of …

Lack of accountability while corruption cost billions: Report exposes USAID role in Haiti
1 month ago

Lack of accountability while corruption cost billions: Report exposes USAID role in Haiti

Op India  

USAID has come under significant scrutiny for its shady operations and providing financial assistance to jihadis and other vested interests in order to meddle in different countries, including India, and advance American interests around the world. Paul Vallas, who was invited by then-Haitian President Rene Preval to help in rebuilding the country after the devastating 2010 earthquake, provided first-hand experience …

USAID Funded 7 Development Projects In India, Claims FinMin Report. Here's How Much The Budget Was
1 month ago

USAID Funded 7 Development Projects In India, Claims FinMin Report. Here's How Much The Budget Was

ABP News  

The United States Agency for International Development has funded seven development projects in India, amounting to a total budget of approximately $750 million for the financial year 2023-24, according to the latest annual report from the Ministry of Finance. USAID Funding & Musk's DOGE USAID has been supporting India’s development journey since 1951, with a cumulative economic assistance exceeding $17 …

Layoffs: Donald Trump administration cuts 2,000 USAID jobs, puts staff on leave worldwide
1 month ago

Layoffs: Donald Trump administration cuts 2,000 USAID jobs, puts staff on leave worldwide

Live Mint  

The Trump administration has initiated a sweeping restructuring of the US Agency for International Development, placing most of its employees on leave and eliminating 2,000 US-based positions. This move marks a significant step in the administration’s efforts to reduce government spending and reshape USAID, which has long been a key instrument in global humanitarian and development work. "As of 11:59 …

Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers
1 month ago

Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power. All USAID employees, with the exception of “designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and/or specially designated programs”, will be placed on “administrative leave globally” from 11:59pm EST on Sunday, the aid agency said in a notice on its website. In the coming …

K.C. Singh | Trump’s USAID flip-flops: India shakes, China gains
1 month ago

K.C. Singh | Trump’s USAID flip-flops: India shakes, China gains

Deccan Chronicle  

The freshly minted US department of government efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk, began examining the American government’s expenditures promptly after President Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20. India’s external affairs ministry may call Mr Trump’s remarks “deeply disturbing” and others loudly protest against foreign interference in the Indian elections, but the nexus between USAID funds and voters …

USAID funded 7 projects in India in FY24 but not related to 'voter turnout': Finance ministry report
1 month ago

USAID funded 7 projects in India in FY24 but not related to 'voter turnout': Finance ministry report

Hindustan Times  

Amid a raging political controversy over USAID’s alleged role in influencing Indian elections, the latest annual report of the finance ministry has disclosed that the agency funded seven projects worth USD 750 million in 2023-24. "Currently, seven projects worth a total budget of USD 750 million are being implemented by USAID in partnership with Government of India," as per the …

USAID row: Information from US 'concerning', govt looking into it, says Jaishankar
1 month ago

USAID row: Information from US 'concerning', govt looking into it, says Jaishankar

New Indian Express  

"And, a lot of that is done through activities of NGOs, of tech, of rankings, you are made to believe your democracy isn't working, it's a very dangerous and Machiavellian," the external affairs minister said, without naming any entity. So, it surely warrants a look, and if there is something to it, I think the country should know who are …

Opinion: We may all regret dismantling USAID
1 month ago

Opinion: We may all regret dismantling USAID

LA Times  

American foreign assistance is experiencing an existential moment. The foreign assistance budget appears to be on the chopping block, and the primary agency responsible for delivering foreign assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development, is undergoing rapid, unplanned disassembly. Foreign assistance fills the liminal space between harder and softer forms of power, reducing friction in the sometimes fraught but often …

Trump's freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The second Trump administration will deliver the goal for …

Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to America’s biggest adversary — China. “And then how do we innovate to a new way of promoting American interests, American values and being clear on what those values are.” Dennis Wilder, a senior fellow …

Trump freezing US foreign aid could give China opening on the world stage
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump freezing US foreign aid could give China opening on the world stage

New Indian Express  

What it means for the US to step back Experts and lawmakers disagree on the impact of the US taking a step back from foreign aid. "The second Trump administration will deliver the goal for China" of wielding greater global influence, Feng Zhang, a visiting scholar at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, said at a recent debate in …

Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage

LA Times  

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes President Trump during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2017. “The second Trump administration will deliver the goal for China” of wielding greater global influence, Feng Zhang, a visiting scholar at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center, said at a recent debate in Washington. “China doesn’t even need …

USAID Is in Dire Need of Reform. But Not Like This
1 month, 1 week ago

USAID Is in Dire Need of Reform. But Not Like This

Live Mint  

-- President Donald Trump’s abrupt “pause” to all US foreign aid, alongside his adviser Elon Musk’s attack on the personnel and institutions of the United States Agency for International Development, has unleashed chaos across the globe. Rubio said that diplomats told him: “They undermine the work that we’re doing in that country; they are supporting programs that upset the host …

USAID effectively ran NFHS from 1990s, says EAC-PM member
1 month, 1 week ago

USAID effectively ran NFHS from 1990s, says EAC-PM member

Hindustan Times  

Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the economic advisory council to the prime minister, on Monday said those concerned about United States Agency for International Development’s “interference in Indian elections” should be equally concerned about its “tentacles” in India’s medical system and social policies. Sanyal’s comments come in the backdrop of the US department of government efficiency announcing a series of expenditure …

Donald Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths, says UN agency
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths, says UN agency

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned Sunday. Donald Trump's aid freeze could see additional deaths increasing by tenfold, said UNAIDS executive director. "We could see additional deaths increasing by tenfold" to 6.3 million in five years, Byanyima said, citing …

Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN agency
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN agency

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned Sunday. "It's dramatic in many countries," UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima told AFP. "We could see additional deaths increasing by tenfold" to 6.3 million in five years, Byanyima said, citing UNAIDS estimates. The …

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled

Firstpost  

The Trump administration’s sweeping freeze foreign aid has left critical anti-terror programmes in limbo, disrupting efforts to counter groups like al-Shabab and ISIS. Hours after taking office last month, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day pause on foreign aid, arguing that the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests” and instead “serve to destabilise …

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled

Firstpost  

The Trump administration’s sweeping freeze foreign aid has left critical anti-terror programmes in limbo, disrupting efforts to counter groups like al-Shabab and ISIS. Hours after taking office last month, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day pause on foreign aid, arguing that the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests” and instead “serve to destabilise …

Trump official dismantling USAID had secret foreign meetings with Christian nationalists
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump official dismantling USAID had secret foreign meetings with Christian nationalists

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “He reinforced a whole political trajectory that is antithetical to what the U.S. is trying to do,” one U.S. official told ProPublica, “which is supporting a peace agreement.” After the State Department, the Trump administration sent Marocco to a senior post at the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he attempted to delay …

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow foreign aid
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow foreign aid

ABC  

A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump's US administration to pause its funding freeze on the US Agency for International Development which has shut down American development work worldwide. Judge says no explanation for 'blanket suspension' Judge Amir Ali issued the temporary order on Thursday local time in a lawsuit brought by two organisations, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and …

Trump’s USAID crackdown faces legal roadblock as judge lifts freeze on foreign aid programs
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s USAID crackdown faces legal roadblock as judge lifts freeze on foreign aid programs

Firstpost  

The new court order also stops the government from ‘issuing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise giving effect to terminations, suspensions, or stop-work orders’ in relation to existing contracts as of January 19, 2025 An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. File Image/Reuters A federal judge has temporarily lifted a freeze …

Donald Trump's move to shut down USAID leaves staff in despair
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's move to shut down USAID leaves staff in despair

Hindustan Times  

Beyond putting its work in some of the world's poorest countries in doubt, US President Donald Trump's sudden move to shut down USAID has left many of its thousands of employees in shock and despair. There is "a great deal of heartache and anger," said one former USAID employee. "We are unsure if Secretary Rubio and President Trump are going …

For China, USAID’s demise could be a soft power win in Southeast Asia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

For China, USAID’s demise could be a soft power win in Southeast Asia

Al Jazeera  

Washington’s retreat from the region leaves space that Beijing may be keen to fill, analysts say. “The suspension of health, education, and humanitarian programmes – key pillars of US soft power – may create vacuums that China can fill,” Huang told Al Jazeera. “This strategic retreat could strengthen Beijing’s influence across the region, particularly in current US aid recipients like …

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