It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid ...

Two decades of humanitarian and development assistance have driven major reductions in preventable deaths worldwide, but ...

As cuts in international aid continue worldwide, a new study projects 22.6 million people will die by 2030, including 5.4 ...

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump’s new administration has plunged international development assistance into an existential crisis. Within hours of taking office in January, the ...

This is the fourth article in an SSIR series authored by T. Alexander Puutio and other global development experts and leaders on how the sector can chart a path forward in the face of government ...

The findings – published in the influential health journal The Lancet – show that Donald Trump’s closure of USAID could lead ...

As the United States and other major donors scale back international aid, the development sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. This trend, driven by shifting political priorities and budget ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces a major defense spending increase, funded by deep cuts to foreign aid—raising concerns about the future of global development and humanitarian efforts. Foreign ...

Rustad, Siri Aas; Júlia Palik; Øystein H. Rolandsen & Kathrine Rudolfsen (2026) Can development assistance prevent conflict?.

The dismantling of USAID is the culmination of a decade-long realignment of Western approaches to development, inspired by China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The GSEZ Mineral Port in Gabon, one of the ...