Tag: economic development

Later this month, Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa will appear before the U.N. General Assembly—the first Syrian leader to do so since 1967. The world will be watching to see how he ...

At Summer Davos, Chinese Premier Li Qiang dismissed Western claims that China is flooding the world with excess supply, quipping that China isn’t “stupid enough” to subsidize exports. That may ...

Across the world, remittances have helped millions of families reduce poverty, cope with financial shocks, and recover from natural disasters. Around one in nine people—about 800 million—rely on them. Despite their importance ...

Since the Trump administration began to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), many commentators have seen an opportunity for China. They argue that Beijing will “fill the ...

Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump have gutted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the long-standing U.S. program focused on humanitarian aid. But despite cries of outrage from ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Egypt unveils plans for another urban megaproject, the Wagner Group leaves Mali after three and a half years, and Ghana ...

Amid the shock, condemnation, and derision that have met the Trump administration’s early steps on the international stage, a moment of rare cheer came during a speech by U.S. Energy ...

One movie has been on everyone’s lips in China this year: Ne Zha 2. It has become the highest-grossing film in China ever, racking up more than $2 billion—the first ...

When Pope Francis stepped onto his balcony, looking out at crowds formed in St. Peter’s Square, it was often to share a message of compassion. As the head of the ...