Foreign Aid

Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel - The move was the third time the Trump administration has tried to expedite arms shipments to Israel by going around the review process for weapons sales.
An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan - The repressive Taliban government is suspicious of the internet. But a start-up in the country is building blockchain-based tools to transform humanitarian aid.
US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy - Three U.S. Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration on Monday to use a moral compass in pursuing its foreign policy, saying U.S. military action in Venezuela, threats of acquiring Greenland and cuts in foreign aid risk bringing vas
Slow Flood Recovery Stirs Anger in Far-Flung Corner of Indonesia - Protests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over what many see as inadequate relief efforts by a distracted government.
Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear. - President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient than it was a year ago.
C.I.A. Strikes Inside Venezuela, and U.S. Tells U.N. Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink or Die’ - Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world’s maps.
How independent should Israel be of US weapons support as sides dive into MOU? - From the start, senior Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post Israel was incapable of producing its own fighter jets, such as the F-35. The 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Israel and the US, which grants Jerusal
A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect - More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.