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Aid, Trade, and Philanthropy

Lucy Bernholz

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Here's info on the next Open Dialogue with The Impact Trust. We've recently had fascinating discussions about the rights of nature when the rule of law itself is uncertain, the idea of "preemptive peace strikes," and the potential to treat Antarctica as a global commons.

The next three dialogues will focus on Aid, Trade, and Philanthropy. You can register here.

#OpenDialogue 10 June 2025. Resilience Beyond Aid

The Trump administration has effectively dismantled USAID, cancelling 83-92% of foreign aid contracts worth approximately $60 billion, representing cuts of 34-38% of programming by dollar value. Public health experts warn this could lead to more than 176,000 additional deaths from HIV alone if aid is not restored by the end of 2025. Critical food supplies worth over $98 million—enough to feed over a million people for three months—sit rotting in warehouses while global hunger levels rise.

And it isn’t only about USAID. Across the globe, closing civic space and aid reductions are happening everywhere—justified in the name of security. But we need to reimagine security as underpinned by human flourishing and global care, not military might and border walls.