As China soared to economic prominence in recent decades, it also emerged as a leading source of finance for low- and middle-income countries, according to statistical records, issuing over $1 ...

While development aid is an often-overlooked aspect in bilateral relations and geopolitics, international development cooperation is a prominent foreign policy tool for China, as was foreign aid for ...

This paper was written in November 2024 prior to the inauguration of President Trump, and as such does not reflect or account for the changes that have occurred in the development space since then due ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “foreign aid” a lot in the past few days, and for good reason. Several countries have announced cuts in their aid budgets this year. To understand the implications of ...

When disasters strike, whether from natural causes like earthquakes, hurricanes, and typhoons, or man-made causes such as conflict or famine, the United States has swiftly responded by mobilizing ...

The Trump administration’s drastic reductions to USAID funding, including a recent halt to some lifesaving humanitarian programs, have sent shockwaves from D.C. to remote communities around the world ...