Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: Foreign aid can be effective without the US
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Can Europe afford to defend itself without the US?
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Can Europe secure peace in Ukraine without the US?
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Can Europe deter Russia in Ukraine without US military?
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US Supreme Court upholds order forcing foreign aid payments
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Trump can turn this white-collar crime law into an effective foreign policy tool
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The Influence of Foreign Aid
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Defending Europe without the US
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The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout
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Lessons in foreign aid from a trip to Uganda
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