List of Foreign Aid articles
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivers a speech at the 27th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 8. Pakistan Leads Charge for Climate Justice at COP27
The have-nots need lots of cash to tackle climate change. Can they be trusted with it?
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A cow grazes in front of the Mooifontein Colliery coal supplier in South Africa. How to Slow Climate Change While Fighting Poverty
Falling aid budgets and ballooning debt in the developing world are impediments to climate action. Green aid projects can bring poorer countries on board.
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A girl holds up a sign that reads "Let Haitians Decide Their Own Future" Intervening in Haiti, Again
Without a credible and locally owned political road map, another intervention will do little to strengthen Haiti.
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U.S. President Joe Biden in front of a "Summit for Democracy" sign Biden’s Blueprint for Tackling Global Corruption
USAID now has a playbook to check bad actors.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (left) speaks with Sen. Chris Coons U.S. Foreign Aid Pilot Program Sparks Fight With Congress
A “game-changing” bill hits an impasse over programs in Haiti and Libya.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with lawmakers after signing the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 12. Biden’s Historic Climate Bill Needs Smart Foreign Policy
The White House’s crowning domestic policy achievement can’t reach its full potential without engaging the world.
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Afghan women wait in front of a bank office in Kabul. ‘Afghan Women’ Aren’t Who You Think They Are
Western powers and donors created a category that consigned the women of Afghanistan to perpetual victimhood—while all parties instrumentalized them for political ends.
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Members of the Taliban stand in front of a Blackhawk helicopter. Afghans Battle Another Blow After Big Earthquake
The Taliban can’t govern in normal times, let alone disaster response.
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U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Samantha Power testifies. America’s Foreign Aid Is Shackled by Budgetary Obligations
Targeted awards can free up money where its most needed.
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Ukrainian infantry take part in a training exercise with tanks near Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine, less than 50 miles from the front lines, on May 9. The Window To Expel Russia From Ukraine Is Now
Russia is digging in across the southeast.
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U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting on the Build Back Better World program at the United Nations Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021. Biden’s Foreign Aid Is Funding the Washington Bubble
As usual, U.S. assistance pays everyone except governments actually providing services to the world’s poor.
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A Sudanese man waves his country's flag as he stands in front of a barricaded street during protests in the capital Khartoum to mark the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled the previous government, on Dec. 19, 2020. How the U.N. and the West Failed Sudan
Self-delusion and negligence stopped governments and aid agencies from facilitating a genuine and lasting transition to democracy.
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Schoolgirls look out through a window while attending class at their bullet-riddled school in the Afghan village of Arzo. World Bank Freeze Leaves Afghanistan Bracing for Economic Impact
Amid Taliban crackdowns, the country continues to be locked out of billions of dollars in crucial international funds, with little resolution in sight.
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World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley at the U.N. Office in Geneva. WFP Women Fault Food Agency’s Boys’ Club
Hundreds of employees at the World Food Program protest the dominant role of men in responding to world’s humanitarian emergencies.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Europe’s New Security Unity Can Repair Damaged Relationships
The United Kingdom should be a critical part of post-Ukraine arrangements.
