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The Future of Aid

The US and UK’s moves to cut humanitarian funding will not only upend life-saving assistance globally but could mark a turning point in how the west interacts with much of the world

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The country that kicked out USAID
Two decades after Eritrea expelled the American agency, other nations must now find a way to survive without it
The railway that China hopes will take on the US in Africa
Tazara project showcases Beijing’s leaner approach to overseas development just as western aid appears to retreat
Can international aid survive in a crumbling world order?
As western governments dramatically scale back budgets, remaining funding is likely to be a more obvious tool of geopolitical interests