The USAID Freeze: A View From Sri Lanka and the Global South

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On January 20, 2025, his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a pivotal turnaround in U.S. foreign policy, paving the way for arguably the most consequential shift since the September 11, 2001, attacks. In a single stroke, Trump imposed a 90-day freeze on all aid programs. TheContinue Reading

Myanmar and the Gutting of USAID

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On March 28, what is being called a once-in-a-century earthquake struck central Myanmar, devastating huge swathes of the war-torn country. The cities of Mandalay and Sagaing, along with the administrative capital Naypyidaw and villages in the famed Inle Lake region in Shan State have seen widespread and catastrophic death andContinue Reading