Carnegie Council Podcasts · Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

A World without USAID? with Andrew Natsios

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USAID funded 50% of the Green Revolution that tripled food production and saved tens of millions of lives.
Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator, discusses the ethical and strategic value of U.S. humanitarian aid, warning against dismantling USAID. He highlights its role in preventing famines, fostering global leadership, and maintaining U.S. soft power, while countering misinformation about aid corruption and inefficacy.

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A serious aid-policy conversation that keeps ethics, strategy, and local realities in view.

Humanitarian aid is treated here less as a slogan than as a test of judgment. Andrew Natsios makes the case that doing it well can save tens of millions of lives, while doing it badly can ripple harm far beyond the places it is meant to help.

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You want the moral case for aid and the geopolitical case in one sitting.

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