Thousands of employees are placed on leave, and recipients of assistance in more than 130 countries are left in the recess.
President Donald Trump’s administration removes the US International Development Agency (USAID).
For decades, she has distributed her life medicines, fighting the spread of the disease and providing relief in conflict zones.
Thousands of employees are placed on leave, and recipients of assistance in more than 130 countries are left in the recess.
The reduction of the federal budget is the billionaire Elon Musk and its Government Efficiency Department.
But who will fill the void? And what does that mean for the global influence of the US?
Leader: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests:
Hardin Lang – Vice President of Programs and Policy in International Refugees
Natasha Lindstaedt – American External Policy Expert and Professor of Government at the University of Essex
Alan Boswell – Director of the project of the International Crisis Group for the African Horn
