Foreign Aid

The country needs stronger institutions to bolster public confidence in the democratic system. The international community can help.

Biometrics have crept into humanitarian aid, but the systems may disadvantage women who need help most.

Aid groups operating in Houthi-controlled areas are unable to deliver lifesaving support.

American, French, and West African leaders must pressure the army to stand down and form an interim government, before a power vacuum and violent extremism threaten the entire region.

A conservatorship is unlikely, but the world can work to nudge Beirut’s political class aside.

Massive foreign assistance is on its way to the country—but the government has forfeited any right to it.

Land reform isn’t just about compensating white farmers whose land was expropriated. It must secure the property rights of Black farmers, too.

If the United States lets France take the lead, the Lebanese people will get more political paralysis, cosmetic reforms, and Hezbollah control of state institutions.

U.N. agencies have submitted themselves to government control and approval. Donors must demand higher humanitarian standards or send their money through other channels.

Americans have long worked abroad to promote democratic practices and institutions. Now, more than ever, those lessons must be applied at home.

International relations scholars examine how the United States is seen on a global stage—and share who they would vote for in a presidential election.

After 17 years, there is little love left between Washington and Baghdad. Upcoming talks may be the last opportunity to save their dysfunctional partnership.

Electrifying rural health care facilities would burnish Beijing’s reputation in poor countries throughout Africa and Asia and cost next to nothing.

People love to hate Germany—but the country is doing far more than most nations to help its European neighbors fight the coronavirus.

In an interview, Mark Green says this is no time to be slashing assistance to the developing world or global health.

Moscow closed the border and banned Chinese citizens in an attempt to stop the pandemic. Now, Beijing has reached out a hand by sending medical aid to Russia.

The populist Five Star Movement has become China’s chief enabler as Beijing spreads disinformation about the origins of the coronavirus while sending aid shipments to EU countries where it seeks influence.

Slashing aid, abandoning the peace process, or going it alone will imperil U.S. interests.