Australia can take USAID’s place in the Pacific islands

The shutdown of USAID has been an enormous hit to US soft power and its ability to counter China in the Pacific but the worst outcomes can be avoided through the intervention of Australia and its allies.

The foreign aid lessons Trump refuses to learn

Donald Trump’s capricious destruction of America’s foreign aid programme will damage the USA as much as its recipients, and while the returning American President could learn much from his allies on foreign aid, there’s no sign whatsoever that he’s listening.

The tragic end of USAID

Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid will damage American interests, increase international distress and create new opportunities for China to step in.