The Second Trump Administration and Development: The First 100 Days

CGD experts explore the aid and development policies of the second Trump administration.

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The Future of US Foreign Assistance: How Low Can They Go?
Karen Mathiasen
and
Nico Martinez
March 06, 2025
The dramatic and unexpected cessation of US foreign aid could change the trajectory of development assistance for years to come. The sudden stop in funding is reverberating globally, destabilizing the aid community and cutting off access to hundreds of lifesaving programs affecting millions of peopl...
U.S. Capitol Building
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The Financial Realities of the US Trade Deficit that Tariffs Can't Change
Liliana Rojas-Suarez
and
Ignacio Albe
March 05, 2025
It's been repeated time and again: The US trade deficit stems from a persistent savings-investment gap. Without closing that gap, the deficit won’t shrink. Tariffs may reduce the bilateral trade deficit with one country, but they increase the trade deficits with others—like pressing on one part of a...
The red glow of sunset on a passing container stack train
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What We’re Losing: Energy, Growth, and Power Africa
Nancy Lee
February 25, 2025
Evidence is mounting on the devastating effects of the destruction of USAID on global humanitarian assistance, health, and food security. Let’s take a look at another less commented upon, but still critical, aspect of the damage: U.S. support for energy access in Africa.
African electrician
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Tuberculosis Doesn’t Respect Borders—US Aid Cuts Could Fuel a Global Health Crisis
Anthony McDonnell
February 25, 2025
Reducing access to vital treatments against drug-resistant TB will likely pose huge risks for everyone, including Americans. The 90-day freeze on most aid while this assessment is carried out causes real challenges for accessing medication. Even though waivers have been written for TB treatment and ...
Secondary tuberculosis in lungs, apical nodule, 3D illustration