Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests
The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.
What is USAID, the US Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects to further U.S. interests.
Musk says he, Trump in process of closing US Agency for International Development
Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk, now in charge of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, said Monday that he and President Donald Trump are going to shutter the United States Agency for International Development.
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development
What Is USAID, the Foreign Aid Agency Trump Is Targeting?
President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have launched a full-frontal assault on the United States Agency for International Development. Pending a review, he’s ordered a pause to all US foreign aid — with some exceptions — and Musk has threatened to shut down the independent government agency entirely,
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International Development Events
This will be the first in this year’s series of “Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking and Practice”, a high-profile lecture series run by the Department of International Development at the ...
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Master of International Development – MIntDev
Help solve the world’s development problems. Our postgraduate students come from a wide range of academic, cultural, and professional backgrounds, and our qualification is enriched by this diversity ...
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Statement by the Prime Minister on International Development Week
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on International Development Week, which runs from ...
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Graduate Programmes
Students pursuing the Political Economy stream focus on the political determinants of economic development in their optional courses and dissertation. The MSc in International Development and ...
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Postgraduate Diploma in International Development – PGDipIntDev
Doctoral qualifications require additional entry requirements. You’ll extend your abilities to analyse international development issues and collect relevant data. You’ll also learn how to write ...
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MSc Education (Policy and International Development)
The Policy and International Development pathway focuses on the relationship between education policy and practice and international development. It probes the influence of global policy agendas ...
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MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management / Course details
MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management seeks to provide an interdisciplinary training and education that will enable policymakers, economists, planners, managers and researchers ...
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Trump taps Ben Black to lead key U.S. international development funding body
President Donald Trump announced that he has nominated Ben Black to lead the U.S. International Development Finance ...
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MSc International Development
Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our MSc in International Development. You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an ...