Foreign Aid

Humanitarian aid must be linked to an effective independent monitoring system.

Famine and destitution loom, yet more aid could strengthen the Taliban.

International assistance isn’t the political lever many hope it will be.

Donor countries are questioning the merits of a broken system. They must radically reevaluate how they deliver aid—not stop providing it.

A month ago, the United Nations was pulling its staff out of Afghanistan. Now, it’s headed back in to avert a major humanitarian crisis.

After 20 years of building up Afghanistan, can the United States really cut the country off now?

The new Afghan government will likely include ethnicities other than the Taliban’s own. But women are probably out of luck.

If the United States fails to understand its mistakes, it will continue to repeat them.

The Biden administration should maximize diplomacy and prioritize support for front-line organizations.

The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development was seeking greater access for aid workers in Tigray.

Beijing’s development projects are flashy, fast, and relevant. Why aren’t Washington’s?

Washington should refuse a security waiver and block $300 million in military assistance to Egypt until Cairo cleans up its act on human rights.

But the rival powers strike a compromise that prevents catastrophic shut-off of lifesaving aid to Syrians.

Cross-border access into Syria has become a stress test for Putin and Biden's nascent relationship.

Impact hubs are a quicker way to get everyone in the world their shots.

Russia’s blockage of aid deliveries threatens to make Syria’s humanitarian disaster the worst it’s been since the war began.

Email phishing attacks aren’t unusual, but the new breach shows Russia isn’t letting up.

American foreign aid needs to go to smaller, smarter deals.

In a time of crisis, the diaspora shows its strength.