US EditionLuntz: ‘Soft power’: Americans debate US foreign aid cuts
- In 2025, CBN News reported on the impact of drastic cuts in U.S. Foreign aid in vulnerable African communities.
- The Trump administration's 'America First' policy led to significant USAID funding reductions, impacting essential services.
- Clinics, schools, and survival programs face closure, leaving refugees and vulnerable populations without critical resources.
- Dr. Mahamat stated the cuts had a big impact because they affect all the services provided at the clinic.
- The aid cuts trigger desperation, potentially worsening migration crises and providing fertile ground for extremist groups.
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Arab American NewsReform foreign aid; don’t abandon it
Foreign aid is an easy target when people say they want to cut government spending. It makes sense that we should take care of Americans who are struggling before we share resources with other countries. Charity begins at home, as they say. Continue reading at The Republic News.
Luntz: ‘Soft power’: Americans debate US foreign aid cuts
In a typical year, the United States spends between 0.4% to 1.4% of its federal budget on international aid. In 2023, the most recent year for which data is largely complete, that worked out to be around $79 billion, or 1.2%. Much of that aid includes life-saving food and medical supplies, but it also funds clinics, provides for emergency services and helps reduce armed conflicts. Recently, the Trump administration dramatically reduced funding f…
EU weighs response to drastic US cuts in foreign aid: 'America First', developing world last?
Trade, defence and Ukraine are not the only areas in which the EU is facing a massive challenge from the Trump administration. The US president's "America First" agenda is having a huge impact on the developing world. In March, it was announced that 83 percent of USAID programmes and contracts were being terminated. These programmes "don’t serve US interests", members of the Trump government say. But critics – including some MEPs in Brussels – s…
The folly of slashing aid to bolster security
The withering of American aid due to the dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration has understandably become the subject of international headlines, given that the US is the largest bilateral donor in the world. However, the US is not the only powerful country which has decided to cut back on its aid commitment. Many European countries, Australia and Canada have also decided to prioritise spending on defence rather than increasing their f…
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