U.S aid freeze risks handing influence to China in Beijing's backyard
After U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze donations in January to Cambodia's largest demining organization, ...
The Diplomat1d
How the US Aid Freeze Harms Taiwan’s Geopolitical Interests
From the direct (military assistance) to the indirect (waning U.S. influence), the freeze could have dire implications for ...
Who Leads Now? USAID’s Shutdown And The Rise Of Private Influence
With USAID shut down and the WHO facing significant defunding, a power vacuum has emerged—one that presents both risks and ...
Al Jazeera on MSN2d
Egypt, Jordan, and the US aid game
Forced to choose between aid cuts and taking displaced Palestinians, Egypt and Jordan may look for aid elsewhere.
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Global Voices Online23h
Trade wars and military threats: The battle for economic influence in WANA
As China cements its role as WANA’s top trading partner, US military dominance — unchecked by international law — poses a ...
Truthout2d
In Egypt, US Has Slashed Humanitarian Aid But Maintained Military Spending
The freeze in U.S. foreign assistance has created particular tumult among longstanding top aid recipients such as Egypt.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin17hOpinion
Commentary: Foreign aid delivered by USAID is for our nation’s benefit — including our farmers
It comes as little surprise that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was the first victim of the ...
The Bulwark2d
USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, USAID saved a lot of American lives. Those wells, schools, and hospitals may have eventually fallen into the ...
Inquirer on MSN7d
Impact of US aid freeze on PH: It’s small anyway
In a major policy shift, United States President Donald Trump ordered a suspension of US foreign aid, a move that has ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here's how
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop their operations, as the Trump administration's unprecedented freeze on almost ...