Draconian cuts to diplomacy and development: Unilateral disarmament or head fake

George Ingram

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2017/03/07/draconian-cuts-to-diplomacy-and-development-unilateral-disarmament-or-head-fake/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=44286442

Last week, President Donald Trump’s attack on foreign assistance in his address to a joint session of Congress gave substance to reports of proposed cuts to the United States international affairs budget in the range of 37 percent. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2017/03/07/draconian-cuts-to-diplomacy-and-development-unilateral-disarmament-or-head-fake/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=44286442