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What Trump’s foreign aid cuts would mean for global democracy

  • Written by Sarah Bush, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University, Temple University
imageThe government-funded International Republican Institute, a nonprofit, supports democratic efforts like this voter education campaign in Burma.International Republican Institute, CC BY-SA

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slash State Department spending by 28 percent, drastically reducing U.S. foreign aid flows.

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