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USAID Re-establishes Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA).

the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) re-established its external advisory committee, the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). The Committee’s new membership is comprised of internationally recognized leaders representing a broad range of sectors who will support the Agency’s mission and goals by advising on key development challenges and priorities. The Committee will be […]

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Putin and Xi are Accelerating Push against Democracy. Here’s how US can Fight Back

By Patrick Quirk and David O. ShullmanFILTER RESULTSHIDE Although a welcome development, the recent US and European escalation of arms shipments to Ukraine is insufficient to curb Russian President Vladimir Putin’s designs on expanding illiberalism.  That’s because the Kremlin isn’t alone: Both Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping view the expansion of democracy as a threat to their […]

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Op-ed: America must Double down on Democracy

Democracy is under assault. China and Russia are pursuing strategic campaigns to undermine liberal values and U.S. leadership. Authoritarians from Belarus to Burma brutalize their citizens to stay in power. The debacle of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and our national soul-searching in the wake of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 led some to wonder if support for democracy […]

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US-Taiwan Relations: Forging a 21st Century Agenda

The Global Taiwan Institute’s (GTI) Annual Symposium, the flagship event on GTI’s calendar, is a yearly forum that convenes leading experts on US-Taiwan policy to discuss current challenges and propose future solutions. This year’s event, organized under the theme of “US-Taiwan Relations: Forging a 21st Century Agenda,” was conducted over two half-day virtual sessions on […]

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US To Relax Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Foreign Air Travellers in November

The United States will reopen in November to air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monday, easing tough pandemic-related restrictions that started early last year. The decision, announced by White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients, marked an […]

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Biden to Withhold, Restrict some Military Aid to Egypt

Politico.com: The move is a compromise that may disappoint some activists but nonetheless is arguably more human-rights-friendly than in the past. The Biden administration has decided it will hold back some — but not most — of $300 million in conditioned military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, a U.S. official said late Monday. […]

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US Funded Legal Analysis Aims to End Illegal Wildlife Trade

The. U.S. Embassy in partnership with the Africa Nature Investors Foundation (ANI) and Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) launched the groundbreaking resource, Combating Wildlife Crime in Nigeria – An analysis of the Criminal Justice Legislative Framework. Honourable Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor, represented by National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Director General Aliyu Jauro, chaired the launch. […]

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Biden Proposes $6 Trillion Budget To ‘Reimagine’ US Economy, Beat China

President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget to “reimagine” the US economy and stave off Chinese competition, though driving the United States into record debt — and with Congress first needing to give approval. Announcing the proposed spending, Biden said a post-pandemic United States “cannot afford to simply return to the way […]

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