List of Foreign Aid articles
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Members of the Taliban, all men, sit at a fancy table. Foreign Aid Won’t Moderate the Taliban
International assistance isn’t the political lever many hope it will be.
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A pupil stands at the entrance of a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Aug. 29, 2018. To Fix Foreign Aid, Pay the Poor Directly
Donor countries are questioning the merits of a broken system. They must radically reevaluate how they deliver aid—not stop providing it.
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Afghan security officers stand in front of a U.N. vehicle. U.N. Return to Afghanistan: ‘This Is Completely Insane’
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.
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Afghan schoolchildren study at a destroyed high school. Biden’s Conundrum: How to Pressure the Taliban Without Hurting Afghans
After 20 years of building up Afghanistan, can the United States really cut the country off now?
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The leader of the Taliban negotiating team Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar walks after the final declaration of the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Qatar's capital Doha on July 18, 2021. What Diversity Means for the Taliban
The new Afghan government will likely include ethnicities other than the Taliban’s own. But women are probably out of luck.
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A French soldier checks the temperature of an Afghan woman in Abu Dhabi. Don’t Blame the Afghans
If the United States fails to understand its mistakes, it will continue to repeat them.
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Children sleep in a makeshift camp. How to Avoid Humanitarian Catastrophe in Afghanistan
The Biden administration should maximize diplomacy and prioritize support for front-line organizations.
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks in Khartoum during a trip to East Africa. Why Did Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Rebuff Samantha Power?
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development was seeking greater access for aid workers in Tigray.
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A boy holds a Djiboutian national flag in front of a Chinese national flag at the launching ceremony of new housing construction project in Djibouti on July 4, 2018. To Win Friends and Influence People, America Should Learn From the CCP
Beijing’s development projects are flashy, fast, and relevant. Why aren’t Washington’s?
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U.S. Secretary of State meets with Egyptian president. It’s Time for Biden to Get Tough on Sisi
Washington should refuse a security waiver and block $300 million in military assistance to Egypt until Cairo cleans up its act on human rights.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 1. Russia Thwarts U.S. Bid to Expand Syrian Aid Corridors
But the rival powers strike a compromise that prevents catastrophic shut-off of lifesaving aid to Syrians.
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Displaced Syrians are in a camp in Idlib province. When Humanitarian Aid Becomes a Bargaining Chip
Cross-border access into Syria has become a stress test for Putin and Biden's nascent relationship.
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Man pushes cart of vaccination doses at airport in Kosovo. Three Years Is Too Long to Wait for a Global Vaccine Rollout
Impact hubs are a quicker way to get everyone in the world their shots.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak. Biden to Prod Putin on Syria Relief
Russia’s blockage of aid deliveries threatens to make Syria’s humanitarian disaster the worst it’s been since the war began.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Kremlin-Backed Hackers Target U.S. Aid Agency Before Biden-Putin Summit
Email phishing attacks aren’t unusual, but the new breach shows Russia isn’t letting up.
