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International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating better

  • Written by Sarah Stroup, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating betterA Burundian official holds up a sack of rice from the final batches delivered by USAID before the agency's closure.Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images

Since Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. foreign aid spending. It began with a stop-work order that paused spending on everything from treati...

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