The International Crisis Group

Mar 5, 2025 | crisisgroup.org

This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell speaks with Sarah Pantuliano, Chief Executive Officer of ODI Global, about the implications of the Trump administration’s slashing of foreign aid, a broader trend of declining aid budgets, and the future of humanitarianism.

Mar 3, 2025 | crisisgroup.org

While the Trump administration is gutting U.S. foreign aid across the board, programs aimed at women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health will be among those hardest hit. Crisis Group expert Cristal Downing describes why those living in conflict settings could pay the heaviest price.

Feb 28, 2025 | crisisgroup.org

The Trump administration has put a 90-day hold on most U.S. foreign aid, with devastating effects on the system built over decades for preventing famine. The result may be more and deadlier famines, with greater impunity for parties using starvation as a weapon of war.

Feb 14, 2025 | crisisgroup.org

This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell speaks with Joshua Meservey, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, about U.S. President Donald Trump’s slashing of foreign aid, its missive against South Africa, and how else his administration might approach the continent.

Aug 14, 2024 | crisisgroup.org

In August 2021, as foreign troops departed, Taliban insurgents seized power in Kabul, bringing the country back under their rule. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Graeme Smith, drawing upon Crisis Group’s research across Afghanistan, assesses the regime’s record and its implications for international policy.