The Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid programs are expected to increase global suffering from diseases like AIDS and hunger, while also undermining American global influence. Former diplomats have warned that by reducing support through programs like USAID and PEPFAR, the U.S. risks losing ties with countries that might turn to Russia and China for aid, fostering new geopolitical alliances. Such a shift could adversely affect American interests and inhibit effective international responses to crises, emphasizing the necessity for continued American leadership abroad amidst global challenges.
"We are going to have to think about different ways of doing things," said Reuben E. Brigety II, former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa.
"There is no scenario in which American international or domestic interests are better served absent the robust presence of American leadership abroad. None."
"None of this changes the fact that pandemic diseases know no borders," he said, emphasizing the need for international coordination.
"People are going to die," he said, listing AIDS and starvation as threats, as well as death at the hands of mismanaged crises.
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