Media articles by RPCVs

Editor’s note: As we continue to shine a light on the human impact of disruption to foreign aid programs, we also look for big-picture analysis pieces that help us better understand the world. Today we share an excerpt of an article by RPCV George Packer (Togo, 1982-84) in The Atlantic that gives context on what the future might look like for the country’s global relationships. The Trump World Order   In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right. Read the full article on TheAtlantic.com (paywall) “Trump and Musk’s destruction of USAID was a trial blitzkrieg: Send tanks and bombers into defenseless Poland to see what works before turning on the Western powers. The assault provided a model for eviscerating the rest of the federal bureaucracy. It also demonstrated the radicalism of Trump’s view of America’s role in the world. Every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama . . .