International Development
Avoiding Premature Structural Changes to Food for Peace
For decades, the Food for Peace Act, as reauthorized in the Farm Bill, has demonstrated the generosity
of the American people by purchasing food from...
DFC CEO Ben Black at Endless Frontiers: American Economic Statecraft Is Back
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) CEO Ben Black delivered a keynote address at the Council on Foreign Relations’ 2026 Endless Frontiers forum in...
A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss
She was fired by email while on maternity leave, given 24 hours to clear out her desk, and left with three days of health...
COFC Holds that USAID Contractors Properly Pleaded Breach of Contract by Improper Mass Termination in Bad Faith/Abuse of Discretion
In Danziger et al. v. U.S., No. 25-cv-1241 (Fed. Cl. Apr. 10, 2026) (a Crowell & Moring case), the Court of Federal Claims (COFC)...
‘Clueless buffoons’: USAID whistleblower reveals true damage DOGE did to critical agency
Researchers at Boston University say the dismantling of USAID has already led to more than 750,000 deaths in the world since its outreach stopped...
She used to run U.S. AIDS relief — now, foreign aid has changed
You may remember Dr. Deborah Birx from 2020. She was the coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force. But for decades, she fought...
How fired USAID staffers are keeping the agency’s work going
A year ago, Caitlin Tulloch was working out of her spare room with little more than a laptop and a list of 22,724 names.
The...
PRESS RELEASE: Wars targeting civilians and rising insecurity to force 4.2 million to flee – new DRC Forecast
Copenhagen, 16 April 2026 – Wars waged with no regard for civilian life and ongoing insecurity will drive 4.2 million people from their homes...
What the latest OECD numbers tell us about the future of aid
Foreign aid from some of the world’s wealthiest nations fell to $174.3 billion last year, according to new data. It’s a historic drop that...
A Clear Vision for Official Development Assistance: Purpose, Principles, and Priorities
There are three motivations for governments to invest public money beyond their own borders, all of which remain as valid today as ever. These...
A Historic Decline in Foreign Aid: Preliminary 2025 ODA Data
Official development assistance (ODA) by Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members and associates amounted to USD 174.3 billion in 2025, a 23.1% decrease over 2024....
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau: The Old Chapter on US Foreign Policy Is ‘Coming to a Close’
For US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau spoke at an AC Front Page event on Thursday as part of the Freedom and Prosperity...
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