USAID’s closure, while painful and damaging, might give rise to a new arrangement beyond aid.
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In areas that had received the most American aid, the probability of conflict increased by 3.1 percentage points.
Wealthy countries promised billions of dollars to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but the result rests on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting.
Politics is just one challenge. The cost of borrowing to build wind and solar farms is another, especially in fast-growing developing countries. There are solutions.
Instead of disconnected projects driven by external priorities, a country platform enables governments to set the agenda and direct finance to where it is needed.
Donald Trump’s administration started work to shrink USAid’s workforce and align its spending with the government’s priorities.
Restrictions on US aid is likely to drive up illegal abortions and maternal deaths.
Aid successfully narrowed gender gaps in nearly every country researchers examined.
High cocoa prices and a revitalised industry have resulted in a boom for Bougainville. But the long-lasting benefits will only materialise if the windfalls are saved and reinvested.
Cuts in development aid could contribute to global instability; violent conflict is already on the rise in countries that rely heavily on foreign assistance
New research on Australia’s statecraft shows the individuals behind official programs and policies are as important as the work itself.
The UK is among countries cutting international aid payments, which could affect the world in four key areas: poverty, extremism, democracy and refugees.
A global team of researchers analyzed 34 studies of unconditional cash-transfer programs administered in low- and middle-income countries.
Building business skills to improve livelihoods is increasingly recognised as bringing value to the fight against poverty. But it can also set up identity conflict and community-level tension.
How can democratic nations help fledgling democracies and others struggling against the tide of autocrats?
China is providing masks, vaccines, medical equipment and personnel to African countries ignored by the U.S. in recent years, positioning itself as an essential partner to the region.
The turn towards authoritarianism, xenophobia and racism in Western democracies makes it unlikely that former Western slave-trading nations will agree to reparations in the near future.
The Trump White House questioned the value of foreign aid and neglected policies related to helping low-income countries. But US aid had already needed improvement.
If trends continue, 87% of the world’s poorest people will live in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
The mere presence of NGOs, no matter their size or aims, inadvertently reduced the legitimacy of local village headmen.
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Reader in Politics and International Relations and Deputy Director Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Professor and Director Designate, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Adjunct lecturer, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
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Senior Lecturer, Education, Arts, Literacies, University of Glasgow
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Reader, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University
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Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
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Ph.D. Candidate, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Political Science Profesor, Torcuato di Tella University
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Professor of International Studies, University of South Florida
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Assistant professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Senior economist, IFC, World Bank Group
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Icrea Research Professor at ICTA-UAB, Department of Private Law, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona