Foreign Aid
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 06:35
The governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras reportedly are planning to pitch a $20 billion fund to boost their economies and curb the migration flows that overwhelmed the southern U.S. border last year.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 06:36
South Sudan is running out of money, which along with a civil war and mass food shortages is putting the world’s youngest country at risk of becoming its youngest failed state.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 05:56
The House defeated a proposal late Wednesday night to prevent the Obama administration from waiving certain restrictions on aid to Pakistan deemed to be in the national security interest.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 07:05
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations released its draft Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill on Tuesday. The bill includes a number of notable provisions for the Middle East, particularly for Egypt. Most notably, the bill removes democracy conditions on assistance to Egypt that were included in the FY15 Appropriations Act.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:30
Fighting in South Sudan’s Unity and Upper Nile states over the last two months has displaced more than 100,000 people and blocked humanitarian aid for some 650,000 people as aid organizations have been forced to withdraw.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:18
The United States condemns the Government of South Sudan’s decision to expel the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in South Sudan.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 07:11
U.S. taxpayer cash pours into El Salvador, even as the FMLN government dismantles democracy.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:10
The American public should be concerned about this mixing of war strategy with development aid, not least because U.S. misadventures are funded by taxpayer dollars.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 09:58
Special-Purpose Marine, Air, Ground Task Force-SOUTHCOM (SPMAGTF-SC) is set to deploy to Central America over the next several weeks as the first contingency response force assigned to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 07:37
Israel is seeking a hefty surge in annual security assistance from Washington and has begun preliminary talks with the US administration on a long-term package that would provide up to $45 billion in grant aid through 2028.