President Trump’s freezing of foreign aid provides an opening for China to portray America as an unreliable partner.
Tag: Foreign Aid
USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.
Pete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid
A meeting between a Hungarian official and Pete Marocco, the top Trump appointee in charge of foreign aid, signals a new future.
An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen
Oxygen is vital to many medical procedures. But a safe, affordable supply is severely lacking around the world, according to a new report.
Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam
Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.
Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support
His comments came on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, where anxious European officials had hoped to learn more about U.S. plans to broker peace talks.
Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China
U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China. Chinese nationalists are celebrating.
Judge Extends Halt on Trump Plan to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D.
For at least another week, a judge will keep a hold on a directive placing more than 2,000 employees on administrative leave and forcing the return of overseas workers.
NATO Worries Grow That Europe Will Be Left Out of Talks to End War in Ukraine
President Trump has made it clear that he is pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine. The move has left Europe worried that it, and Ukraine, could be left out as he negotiates with Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin.
Trump Funding Freeze Decimates Women’s Health Care, U.N. and Others Say
Only three weeks into the Trump administration’s suspension of money for foreign aid, those who work in women’s health say the impact has already been devastating.