Editorial: The New York Times

• The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. is based on false claims and puts at risk millions of the world's most vulnerable.
• The once successful U.S. foreign aid system is gone. Some contracts might be revived under the Department of State, but it's unlikely that the foreign aid will be restored to its previous level.
• U.S.A.I.D. could often be inefficient and wasteful, a lot of the blame falls on Congress, which bogged down U.S.A.I.D. with burdensome regulations.
• Foreign aid needs a radically different approach to be more efficient and effective.

Conclusion: As American government generosity wanes and the global south grows more assertive, foreign aid must change, but we should not cede the vision of what it can be to Elon Musk or Donald Trump.

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