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USAID

April 29, 2025
Diplomacy

USAID and the Great Political Gambit in Sri Lanka

Let it be written in the annals of tropical theatre: while Sri Lanka’s political gladiators were lobbing coconuts in a coliseum of conspiracy, Ambassador Julie Chung sat calmly at the edge of

Diplomacy/News

Former Official Claims USAID Involved in Drug Networks

A former State Department official has raised serious allegations against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), claiming the agency was involved in illicit drug networks. Mike Benz, who served in the department, suggested that USAID had been complicit

April 4, 2025

Africa Faces the Prospect of a Future Without Aid: Will Self-Reliance Be the Answer?

Geopolitics/World

Two decades ago, Eritrea made a bold move by expelling USAID and halting the operations of other foreign development agencies. The decision, led by

USAID Official Orders Destruction of Classified Records, Prompting Legal Action

Diplomacy/United States

A senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ordered the destruction of classified records and personnel files on Monday night, according

USAID and the Great Political Gambit in Sri Lanka

April 29, 2025
Diplomacy

Let it be written in the annals of tropical theatre: while Sri Lanka’s political gladiators were lobbing coconuts in a coliseum of conspiracy, Ambassador Julie Chung sat calmly at the edge of

More

Former Official Claims USAID Involved in Drug Networks

April 4, 2025
Diplomacy/News

A former State Department official has raised serious allegations against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), claiming the agency was involved in illicit drug networks. Mike Benz, who served in

More

Africa Faces the Prospect of a Future Without Aid: Will Self-Reliance Be the Answer?

March 20, 2025
Geopolitics/World

Two decades ago, Eritrea made a bold move by expelling USAID and halting the operations of other foreign development agencies. The decision, led by the country’s long-standing leader Isaias Afewerki, was rooted

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USAID Official Orders Destruction of Classified Records, Prompting Legal Action

March 13, 2025
Diplomacy/United States

A senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ordered the destruction of classified records and personnel files on Monday night, according to an internal email reported by The Guardian

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US Aid Cuts Could Lead to 8,000 Pregnant Women Dying in 90 Days

February 25, 2025
Health/Human Rights

According to an article by MIT Technology Review, while President Donald Trump aimed to make IVF more accessible in the United States, his administration’s other actions significantly threatened global reproductive health. On

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Exclusive: US Ambassador Blocks Probe into USAID’s Role in Sri Lanka Crisis

February 14, 2025
Geopolitics/Sri Lanka/United States

by Our Correspondents in Colombo and in Washington DC The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, is reportedly working behind the scenes to prevent the formation of a parliamentary

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USAID: A Postmortem of the Woodchipper

February 13, 2025
Geopolitics/United States

by Joe Attard Elon Musk’s Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has fed the US Agency for International Development (USAID) – the federal body responsible for foreign aid provision – “through a woodchipper”.

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USAID and CIA Engineered Trump’s 2019 Impeachment

February 7, 2025
Diplomacy/United States

The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on December 18, 2019, after a White House whistleblower went public with evidence that Trump abused his powers by withholding military aid to Ukraine

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Ex—Minister Calls for Probe Into USAID’s Funding and NGO Activities in Sri Lanka

February 4, 2025
Diplomacy/Sri Lanka/United States

Former Sri Lankan Minister and current Member of Parliament, Namal Rajapaksa, has raised concerns regarding the operations of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa’s statement highlighted allegations

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Soros’ Cash Cow: How USAID Became the Funding Arm of Global Unrest

February 4, 2025
Diplomacy/United States

Questions have emerged about the close relationship between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the network of organizations backed by billionaire philanthropist George Soros, particularly his Open Society Foundations

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