Big Take The Crises Vying for Dwindling Foreign Aid
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Sep 1, 2025 Comfort Ero, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, shares her extensive experience in international crisis response. She discusses the alarming 17% drop in foreign aid due to recent USAID cuts, leaving vulnerable regions competing for attention and resources. Ero highlights the dire consequences of diminishing support on humanitarian efforts, particularly in conflict zones like Sudan and Gaza. Despite these challenges, she emphasizes the necessity of resilience and creativity, advocating for innovative solutions to address escalating global crises.
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Power Politics Drive Modern Conflicts
- Conflict drivers converge around power, politics, and territorial grabs across regions.
- Established international guardrails and institutions are crumbling, reshaping global conflict dynamics.
Crises Compete For Global Bandwidth
- Many crises are deprioritized rather than forgotten because global attention and bandwidth are limited.
- Regional leaders and traditional mediators themselves face crises, reducing capacity to respond.
Aid Cuts Are Global, Not Just U.S.
- U.S. policy changes dramatically accelerated an existing global decline in development assistance.
- Multiple donor cuts (France, Germany) contributed to a roughly 17% projected drop in aid.