The Second Trump Administration and Development: The First 100 Days

Dr. Javier Guzman responds to the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

USAID education spending has been effective, and likely extremely good value for money.

While it is still unclear how long the current freeze on US foreign aid will last, and when and where it might resume, it seems the US, under the second Trump administration, may be ready to abandon its role as a lead aid provider. If so—other countries will need to step up. Here, we look at which c...

The White House issued a press release three days ago apparently designed to justify the ongoing stop-work orders at USAID, alongside pulling agency staff out of the field and locking them out of their offices. I’d argue the release demonstrates precisely why these moves are a mistake. The press rel...