Musk and Trump’s war on ‘Marxist’ foreign aid

USAID is dead. From Ukraine to Vietnam, the knock-on effect from
Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dramatic shuttering of one of the
largest aid agencies in the world is being felt around the world.
Why has it been shuttered and what does it mean for American soft
power?


Roland Oliphant speaks to Sera Koulabdara, CEO of Legacies of
War, about the halt of de-mining work in southeast Asia and why
it is essential for American influence in China's backyard. 


Plus he talks to The Telegraph’s senior foreign correspondent
Memphis Barker about why Kyiv is especially worried and whether
this might prompt a rethink of the international aid system.


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